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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... given new meaning and strength by contemporary events which plunge them into the maelstrom of global politics . The consequence is that the emo- tional circumstances sustaining a Western alienation with Islam and Arabs are given new ...
... given new meaning and strength by contemporary events which plunge them into the maelstrom of global politics . The consequence is that the emo- tional circumstances sustaining a Western alienation with Islam and Arabs are given new ...
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... given to David Humphreys to go to Algiers , the Dey refused to give him audience . It seems that Portugal found the time suitable to come to an agreement with the Dey of Algiers , thus advancing its own interests and impeding any ...
... given to David Humphreys to go to Algiers , the Dey refused to give him audience . It seems that Portugal found the time suitable to come to an agreement with the Dey of Algiers , thus advancing its own interests and impeding any ...
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... given the message : " Go ye into all the world , and preach the gospel to every creature . " This , says the writer of the " Divinity of Mis- sions , " is " the charter of the enterprise , with Christ's own signature . This charter will ...
... given the message : " Go ye into all the world , and preach the gospel to every creature . " This , says the writer of the " Divinity of Mis- sions , " is " the charter of the enterprise , with Christ's own signature . This charter will ...
Contents
A Place for My People | 1 |
The Star in the West | 15 |
The Prophets Progress | 27 |
Copyright | |
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