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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... facts can be added to those already known concerning him . " 15 Since Irving was planning a series of works on the Arabs in Spain , a biography of the founder of Islam seemed to be an ap- propriate introduction . In writing the life of ...
... facts can be added to those already known concerning him . " 15 Since Irving was planning a series of works on the Arabs in Spain , a biography of the founder of Islam seemed to be an ap- propriate introduction . In writing the life of ...
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... fact , than the best sermon on moral virtues . " Viewing things in this light , " he goes on , " it was thought that ... facts in the life of Muhammad , and that he would " consult only the writings of such men as could not be reasonably ...
... fact , than the best sermon on moral virtues . " Viewing things in this light , " he goes on , " it was thought that ... facts in the life of Muhammad , and that he would " consult only the writings of such men as could not be reasonably ...
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... fact of history that the young , aspiring nation of America should come into conflict with the world of Islam immediately after Independence , although many Americans at the time viewed this development as part of the overall ...
... fact of history that the young , aspiring nation of America should come into conflict with the world of Islam immediately after Independence , although many Americans at the time viewed this development as part of the overall ...
Contents
A Place for My People | 1 |
The Star in the West | 15 |
The Prophets Progress | 27 |
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