Islam and Arabs in Early American Thought: Roots of Orientalism in AmericaThis book chronicles the dreams, illusions and aspirations of American missionaries, world travellers and national leaders, from colonial times forward, as they sought to establish "an American Israel" in the Holy Land. In their dispositions the reader can glimpse the battleground for Christian Americans and Middle Eastern Moslems in succeeding centuries. The author brings insights from his own religious roots to complement his grasp of the American phenomena which produced Orientalism. He traces the fundamentalist movements and national philosophies which influenced Americans to view themselves as the "Chosen People" and to extend their missionary resolves to the policy of "Manifest Destiny." Thus the future of American-Arab relations in the Middle East was set upon antithetical paths. |
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... considered the founding of their communities in the New World as a sign of manifest , divine election and favor.3 The literature shows that from the selection of a particular group of people to emigrate to the New World to the choice of ...
... considered the founding of their communities in the New World as a sign of manifest , divine election and favor.3 The literature shows that from the selection of a particular group of people to emigrate to the New World to the choice of ...
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... considered the world in dire need of their help and believed that they were delegated by God to answer that need . How they undertook to fulfill the divine commission , and how they looked at the rest of the world - the " others " -will ...
... considered the world in dire need of their help and believed that they were delegated by God to answer that need . How they undertook to fulfill the divine commission , and how they looked at the rest of the world - the " others " -will ...
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... considered it his duty " to fulfill the farewell command of the Savior , ' Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature . ' " 8 American missionary advocates saw in this call both a command and a justification for ...
... considered it his duty " to fulfill the farewell command of the Savior , ' Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature . ' " 8 American missionary advocates saw in this call both a command and a justification for ...
Contents
A Place for My People | 1 |
The Star in the West | 15 |
The Prophets Progress | 27 |
Copyright | |
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