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001 2005003107
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050 00 $aBP370$b.V36 2005
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100 1 $aVan den Hoonaard, Will. C.$q(Willy Carl),$d1942-
245 10 $aExploring near-to-the-heart issues :$bthe equality of women and men in the Canadian Baha'i community /$cby Will C. van den Hoonaard and Deborah K. van den Hoonaard.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aLos Angeles :$bKalimat Press,$cc2005.
263 $a0503
300 $ap. cm.
440 0 $aStudies in the Bábí and Bahá'í religions ;$vv. 19
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aCultural and social backgrounds -- The Baha'i context -- Baha'i teachings on equality -- Profiles of the Baha'i communities and the focus groups -- Interesting research problems -- Career of the focus groups -- Statistical measures of equality -- Interactions -- Orientations that maintain the status quo -- Middle-range orientations that involve some shifts -- Orientations that offer substantial changes -- Knowledge and use of Baha'i writings -- Family relationships -- The household -- Children -- Persian perspectives -- What's being said about the youth -- What youth say about themselves -- Habits of doing -- Discovering habits inside the Baha'i community -- Translating individual awareness into personal effort -- Arenas for collective action -- Perceptions by women -- Perceptions by men -- Perspectives of Persian women and men -- Some other practical illustrations -- Size and structure of Baha'i communities -- Formal aspects of Baha'i community life -- Self-assessments about the Baha'i community -- Formal interactions -- Informal interactions -- The Baha'i perception of how the larger society -- Views the Baha'i community -- How Baha'is visualize equality -- Persian perspectives -- The two "crown jewels".
650 0 $aWomen in the Bahai Faith.
650 0 $aWomen's rights$xReligious aspects$xBahai Faith.
650 0 $aBahai faith$xDoctrines.
700 1 $aVan den Hoonaard, Deborah K.$q(Deborah Kestin),$d1951-
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip058/2005003107.html