Sacred rivals: Catholic missions and the making of Islam in nineteenth-century France and Algeria
'Sacred Rivals' focuses on French Catholic ideas about Islam and Arab-ness in the context of religious culture wars in France and of missionary work in colonial Algeria, highlighting the shift from initial admiration for Islam and optimism about Muslim conversion to Christianity to the dis...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Further subjects: | B
Islam
Public opinion
History
B Algeria Religion 19th century B Algeria Relations (France) B Catholic Church Missions History (Algeria) B Religion & beliefs B Algeria Foreign public opinion, French B Islam Relations Catholic Church B Missions, French History (Algeria) B France Relations (Algeria) B Religion B Catholic Church Relations Islam |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780197605271 |
| Summary: | 'Sacred Rivals' focuses on French Catholic ideas about Islam and Arab-ness in the context of religious culture wars in France and of missionary work in colonial Algeria, highlighting the shift from initial admiration for Islam and optimism about Muslim conversion to Christianity to the disillusionment by the end of the nineteenth century when French Catholics joined in racially coded attacks on 'Arab' Islam. |
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| Item Description: | "This book is published as part of the Sustainable History Monograph Pilot."--Epigraph. - "While the digital edition is free to download, read, and share, the book is under copyright and covered by the following Creative Commons License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0."--Epigraph. - Previously issued in print: 2022. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 27, 2023) |
| ISBN: | 0197605303 |
| Access: | Open access. |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197605271.001.0001 |