Home›Sources›Peter Smith, The Babi and Baha'i Religions: From Messianic Shiism to a World Religion (Cambridge University Press, 1987)SourcesPeter Smith, The Babi and Baha'i Religions: From Messianic Shiism to a World Religion (Cambridge University Press, 1987)Peter SmithCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Peter Smith, The Babi and Baha'i Religions: From Messianic Shiism to a World Religion (Cambridge University Press, 1987)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/smith-babi-and-bahai-religions-messianic-shiism-world-religion.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Peter Smith, The Babi and Baha'i Religions: From Messianic Shiism to a World Religion (Cambridge University Press, 1987). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/smith-babi-and-bahai-religions-messianic-shiism-world-religionCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-peter-smith-the-babi-and-baha-i-religion, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Peter Smith, The Babi and Baha'i Religions: From Messianic Shiism to a World Religion (Cambridge University Press, 1987)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/smith-babi-and-bahai-religions-messianic-shiism-world-religion}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXPeter Smith's academic history of the Babi and Baha'i religions, published by Cambridge University Press, traces the movement from messianic Shiism to a world religion and situates Abdu'l-Baha's 1908 release from Ottoman confinement in Akka as the turning point that opened his own subsequent journeys to Egypt, Europe and North America.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (7 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1A Cambridge University Press academic monograph, tier 1, matching the tier the map gives comparable university press religious histories, used here for the 1908 release's place in the faith's wider spread westward, corroborated by bahai.org's own account of the revolution and the release.CitationAuthorWell-attestedPeter SmithPublisherWell-attestedCambridge University PressSource TypeWell-attestedacademic monographCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithAmericas, Continents Well-attested This source names Americas directly: "Peter Smith's academic history of the Babi and Baha'i religions, published by Cambridge University Press, traces the movement from messianic Shiism to a world religion and situates Abdu'l-Baha's..."Source Peter Smith, The Babi and Baha'i Religions: From Messianic Shiism to a World Religion (Cambridge University Press, 1987)Peter Smithtier 1Claims Backed By This Source (7 claims)This source backs 7 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.Spread Events, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested5SourcesPeter Smith, The Babi and Baha'i Religions: From Messianic Shiism to a World Religion (Cambridge University Press, 1987)Holds1SourcesPeter Smith, The Babi and Baha'i Religions: From Messianic Shiism to a World Religion (Cambridge University Press, 1987)General References1Spread EventsThe Young Turk Revolution Frees Abdu'l-Baha From Ottoman ImprisonmentComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year