albedo wrote:
I'm not exactly sure what your point is, but it is essential for understanding in Babism and the context form whence it was created, and political movement. Of course it was created in a Shia Islamic environment.
My point is that the Baháʾí Faith arose, historically, out of Twelver Šīʾī Islām. It was not an eclectic combination of different religions.
albedo wrote:
I said it was an improvement on Islam, like Duze. It is far from a perfect improvement, and should be open to criticism.
I am not a triumphalist. IMO, the Baháʾí Faith is the latest chapter of the religion of God. However, it is an independent religion, not an improvement on Islām. The religion of Islām can stand on its own.
albedo wrote:
We will have to agree to disagree that it is eclectic, perhaps we have different definitions or thresholds.
Saying that something is eclectic is vague. The more common term used in my field is syncretist. What do you believe that the Baháʾí Faith "eclectically" combined?