The Mission of the American Board in Syria
The work of Christian missions in past centuries has persistently been viewed in a negative light, although missionaries did not always act with cultural imperialist or colonialist intent. This volume presents a more nuanced interpretation of mission work, illuminating the significance of interperso...
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| description | The work of Christian missions in past centuries has persistently been viewed in a negative light, although missionaries did not always act with cultural imperialist or colonialist intent. This volume presents a more nuanced interpretation of mission work, illuminating the significance of interpersonal interactions within the mission field. The Syria Mission of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM), which was active in the Ottoman Province of Syria (present-day Lebanon) between 1819 and 1870, provides the study's central focus. The study analyzes cultural exchange between the Ottoman Empire and the United States through the example of four important protagonists whose significance has been neglected in previous historical scholarship on missions: the missionaries Eli Smith and Cornelius Van Dyck, as well as the Syrian Protestants Butrus al-Bustani and John Wortabet. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-319812025-07-30T21:28:05Z The Mission of the American Board in Syria Zeuge-Buberl, Uta Ustorf, Werner Pakendorf, Gunter van der Heyden, Ulrich Hexham, Irving Feldtkeller, Andreas Mission Middle East Syria Lebanon USA Ottoman Empire transcultural dialogue Eli Smith Cornelius Van Dyck Butrus al-Bustani John Wortabet Mission Naher Osten Syrien Libanon USA Osmanisches Reich transkultureller Dialog Eli Smith Cornelius Van Dyck Butrus al-Bustani John Wortabet American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions Anthony van Dyck Arabic Beirut Protestantism thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHG Middle Eastern history The work of Christian missions in past centuries has persistently been viewed in a negative light, although missionaries did not always act with cultural imperialist or colonialist intent. This volume presents a more nuanced interpretation of mission work, illuminating the significance of interpersonal interactions within the mission field. The Syria Mission of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM), which was active in the Ottoman Province of Syria (present-day Lebanon) between 1819 and 1870, provides the study's central focus. The study analyzes cultural exchange between the Ottoman Empire and the United States through the example of four important protagonists whose significance has been neglected in previous historical scholarship on missions: the missionaries Eli Smith and Cornelius Van Dyck, as well as the Syrian Protestants Butrus al-Bustani and John Wortabet. Im Zentrum der Untersuchung steht die Syrienmission der protestantischen Missionsgesellschaft American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM), die sich von 1819 bis 1870 in der Osmanischen Provinz Syrien, d.h. auf dem Gebiet des heutigen Libanon, etablierte. Die Analyse des kulturellen Austausches zwischen dem Osmanischen Reich und den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika setzt bei vier wichtigen Protagonisten an, die in der bisherigen missionsgeschichtlichen Forschung nicht ausführlich bzw. gar nicht Beachtung fanden: Die Missionare Eli Smith und Cornelius Van Dyck sowie die syrischen Protestanten Butrus al-Bustani und John Wortabet. Die Syrienmission des ABCFM ist ein Beispiel dafür, wie zwei verschiedene Kulturen in der sogenannten contact zone der Missionsstationen aufeinander trafen und trotz Konflikten und Meinungsverschiedenheiten zu einem fruchtbaren Dialog gelangen konnten. 2021-02-10T13:55:08Z 2021-02-10T13:55:08Z 2017-02-24 23:55 2020-01-28 13:00:59 2020-04-01T13:51:16Z 2017 book 624639 1005164 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/45957 9783515113786;9783515115995 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/31981 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/45957/3/1005164.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/45957/3/1005164.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/45957/3/1005164.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/45957/3/1005164.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/45957/3/1005164.pdf Franz Steiner Verlag 10.25162/9783515115995 10.25162/9783515115995 32b5ca11-7967-4f01-a448-6e6c70a6768f Austrian Science Fund Knowledge Unlatched 9783515113786;9783515115995 Austrian Science Fund (FWF) Knowledge Unlatched (KU) KU Open Services 300 Stuttgart open access |
| spellingShingle | Mission Middle East Syria Lebanon USA Ottoman Empire transcultural dialogue Eli Smith Cornelius Van Dyck Butrus al-Bustani John Wortabet Mission Naher Osten Syrien Libanon USA Osmanisches Reich transkultureller Dialog Eli Smith Cornelius Van Dyck Butrus al-Bustani John Wortabet American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions Anthony van Dyck Arabic Beirut Protestantism thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHG Middle Eastern history Zeuge-Buberl, Uta The Mission of the American Board in Syria |
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| topic | Mission Middle East Syria Lebanon USA Ottoman Empire transcultural dialogue Eli Smith Cornelius Van Dyck Butrus al-Bustani John Wortabet Mission Naher Osten Syrien Libanon USA Osmanisches Reich transkultureller Dialog Eli Smith Cornelius Van Dyck Butrus al-Bustani John Wortabet American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions Anthony van Dyck Arabic Beirut Protestantism thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHG Middle Eastern history |
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