Artillery of heaven: American missionaries and the failed conversion of the Middle East

Mather's America -- "The grammar of heresy" : coexistence in an Ottoman Arab world -- The flying of time -- The artillery of heaven -- An Arab puritan -- The apotheosis of American exceptionalism -- The vindication of Asʻad Shidyaq

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Main Author: Makdisi, Ussama Samir 1968- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Ithaca [u.a.] Cornell University Press 2008
In:Year: 2008
Reviews:Artillery of heaven. American missionaries and the failed conversion of the Middle East. By Ussama Makdisi. Pp. xi+262 incl. frontispiece and 12 figs. Ithaca–London: Cornell University Press, 2008. 35. 978 0 8014 4621 4 (2009) (Wybrew, Hugh)
Edition:1. publ.
Series/Journal:The United States in the world
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Mission / Near East / History 1810-1860
B Near East / American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
Further subjects:B Christianity and other religions Islam
B Religious Pluralism (Middle East) History 19th century
B Missions, American History 19th century Middle East
B Maronites (Lebanon) History 19th century
B Maronites History 19th century Lebanon
B American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
B Shidyāq, Asʻad (1798-1830)
B Missions, American (Lebanon) History 19th century
B Islam Relations Christianity
B Religious Pluralism History 19th century Middle East
B Missions, American (Middle East) History 19th century
B Missions, American History 19th century Lebanon
B Shidyāq, Asʿad 1798-1830
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Summary:Mather's America -- "The grammar of heresy" : coexistence in an Ottoman Arab world -- The flying of time -- The artillery of heaven -- An Arab puritan -- The apotheosis of American exceptionalism -- The vindication of Asʻad Shidyaq
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [221] - 251) and index
ISBN:080144621X