Protestants, Gender and the Arab Renaissance in Late Ottoman Syria - Couverture souple

Womack, Deanna Ferree

 
9781474436724: Protestants, Gender and the Arab Renaissance in Late Ottoman Syria
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1474436722 ISBN 13 : 9781474436724
Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2020

Synopsis

A comprehensive study of Arab Protestantism during the Nahda in Ottoman Syria The Ottoman Syrians - residents of modern Syria and Lebanon - formed the first Arabic-speaking Evangelical Church in the region. This book offers a fresh narrative of the encounters of this minority Protestant community with American missionaries, Eastern churches and Muslims at the height of the Nahda, from 1860 to 1915. Drawing on rare Arabic publications, it challenges historiography that focuses on Western male actors. Instead it shows that Syrian Protestant women and men were agents of their own history who sought the salvation of Syria while adapting and challenging missionary teachings. These pioneers established a critical link between evangelical religiosity and the socio-cultural currents of the Nahda, making possible the literary and educational achievements of the American Syria Mission and transforming Syrian society in ways that still endure today. Key Features Locates Syrian Protestant narratives within American, Ottoman and global histories Explores macro-questions of Arab-American relations and gender roles in the Islamic world Brings Middle Eastern studies into conversation with the field of World Christianity Makes rare and neglected writings by Syrian Protestants accessible to non-Arabic speakers Includes a bibliography of primary Arabic source materials by Syrian Protestant women Provides family trees of Syrian Protestants Includes rare photographs from nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Ottoman Syria

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À propos de l?auteur

Deanna Ferree Womack is Assistant Professor of History of Religions and Multifaith Relations at Emory University

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Éditeur
Edinburgh University Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1474436722
ISBN 13 
9781474436724
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
424
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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ISBN 10 :  1474436714 ISBN 13 :  9781474436717
Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2019
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