Peter Smith’s publications list (Updated Jan. 2018)
All accents on Hungarian and transliterated Persian and Arabic words omitted. Ph. D. Dissertation 1982 A Sociological Study of the Babi and Baha’i Religions. University of Lancaster, Department of Sociology. … Continue reading
Peter Smith. ‘Published English-language letters of Shoghi Effendi during the 1920s’.
Abstract During the course of his thirty-six year ministry (1922–57), Shoghi Effendi personally wrote an enormous number of letters, and in addition directed one or other of his secretaries to … Continue reading
Peter Smith. ‘Shoghi Effendi as ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s Secretary, 1918-20’
Abstract: A brief account of Shoghi Effendi’s work as ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s secretary during the period between his arrival in Haifa from Beirut in 1918 and his departure for Europe in 1920, … Continue reading
Peter Smith: Publications (Updated to 2017)
NB. All accents on Hungarian and transliterated Persian and Arabic words omitted. Ph. D. Dissertation 1982 A Sociological Study of the Babi and Baha’i Religions. University of Lancaster, Department of … Continue reading
Peter Smith: A Short Résumé
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Smith Dr. Peter Smith completed a Ph.D.in the Sociology of Religion at the University of Lancaster in 1982 (Formally awarded 1983). He has been teaching at … Continue reading
Persian language translation of a short piece I wrote on Abdu’l-Baha’s teachings on Disarmament and World Peace
عبدالبهاء، خلع سلاح و صلح جهانی [Abdu’l-Baha, Disarmament and World Peace]. Published: 1396/06/21 http://www.aasoo.org/fa/articles/924
Peter Smith. ‘Anglo-American religion and hegemonic change in the world system, c. 1870-1980’
An old article: Peter Smith. ‘Anglo-American religion and hegemonic change in the world system, c. 1870-1980’. British Journal of Sociology 37/1 March 1986), pp. 88-105. From the abstract: It is … Continue reading
