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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... spiritual journey , a pilgrim's progress , aspir- ing to reach God's kingdom . Often this theme of the spiritual journey through life led to a symbolic holy land , as one can see from the titles A Brief Account of my Soul's Travel ...
... spiritual journey , a pilgrim's progress , aspir- ing to reach God's kingdom . Often this theme of the spiritual journey through life led to a symbolic holy land , as one can see from the titles A Brief Account of my Soul's Travel ...
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... spiritual character , some political colouring . By comparison , American missionary work derived no prestige from such colonial or political background . Hence its spiritual character was not in doubt . " 4 A close examination of ...
... spiritual character , some political colouring . By comparison , American missionary work derived no prestige from such colonial or political background . Hence its spiritual character was not in doubt . " 4 A close examination of ...
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... spiritual feeling that came over him " on entering Palestine . " 31 As he puts it , " the traveller at once feels an uncontrollable desire to reach the Holy City ; and till that desire is gratified , all other objects however important ...
... spiritual feeling that came over him " on entering Palestine . " 31 As he puts it , " the traveller at once feels an uncontrollable desire to reach the Holy City ; and till that desire is gratified , all other objects however important ...
Contents
A Place for My People | 1 |
The Star in the West | 15 |
The Prophets Progress | 27 |
Copyright | |
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