Protestantism and British Diplomacy in Syria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8970573 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Caesar E Farah (University of Minnesota, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 321-344 |
| Publication date | 1976-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0020743800025691 |
| OpenAlex | W2094540907 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The first twelve months following the arrival of the American Protestant missionaries to the shores of Syria, the eastern Mediterranean haven of religious dissidence, constituted the “bright spring time of the mission” as one observer put it. Soon thereafter in 1824 the ecclesiastical authorities of the Maronites, “Romanists”, and Uniat Meichites awoke to the danger threatening them and began to resent their presence. The reason for the short honeymoon is not difficult to perceive: when the missionaries took stock of the situation it soon dawned upon them that they could function in one of two ways, “either silently in the bosom of native churches to revive religion or attempt a reformation of rites and ceremonies”. They chose the second course, and the end result was both hostility to their activities and a feeble Protestant community at best, unable to survive without outside protection and support
Ancient history · Diplomacy · Ethnology · Honeymoon · Hostility · Political science · Politics · Protestantism · African history and culture analysis · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2011 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |