Dear Mark, Well.... Merriam-Webster (you know her, I'm sure... one of my dearest friends!) says:
hyperbole: extravagant exaggeration (as "mile-high ice-cream cones") So my conclusion is that the "hyperbole" would be in the WHAT [cannibalism] not the WHO [Africans]. In the quotes from SAQ, Abdu'l-Baha "qualifies" the WHO as those who "become(s) bestial"; "under the rule of nature; then, "but men, in the Sudan" - WHO -some men, WHERE? Sudan. He is not saying "everyone" in that particular place does this... By naming the WHERE, He grants the hearer with enough information to verify His statement. "A man who has not had a spiritual education is a brute." Now, this MAY be a slight generalization... I've known a few men who were exposed to a spiritual education and were still "brutes". The remainder of that quote could be a reference back to the earlier more specific statement. The SDC quote might be a little problematic, when one thinks of our own efforts to uplift the social and economic needs in 3rd world countries. It's back to "purity of motive" ... I think. Lovingly, Sandra __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
