European Evangelicals in Egypt (1900-1956)

Cultural Entanglements and Missionary Spaces
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-90-04-31500-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 48, 354 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 691 g

Reihe: Studies in Christian Mission

Missionary institutions were social spaces of closest encounters between Europeans and various segments of the Egyptian society, during the period of British colonialism. In European Evangelicals in Egypt (1900-1956) Samir Boulos develops a theory of cultural exchange that is based on the examination of interactions, experiences and discourses in the context of missionary institutions.

Drawing upon oral history interviews as well as rich Egyptian, British and German archival sources, a multifaceted perspective is offered, revealing the complexity and dynamics of mission encounters. Focusing on the everyday life in missionary institutions, experiences of former Egyptian missionary students, local employees, as well as of European missionaries, Samir Boulos explores mutual transformation processes particularly on the individual but also on institutional and social level.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boulos, Samir

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Christentum und Weltreligionen, Weltethos
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam und Weltreligionen, Weltethos
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Missionswissenschaft, Missionsgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Dialog & Beziehungen zwischen Religionen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

Acknowledgments
Notes on Transliteration and Transcription
List of Abbreviations
List of Illustrations

Introduction

Chapter 1 Historical Context: Egypt and the Christian Mission

Chapter 2 Missionaries’ Self-Understanding

Chapter 3 Missionary Educational Work

Chapter 4 Health and Christian Mission

Chapter 5 Traces of Missionary Work

Conclusion

Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Samir Boulos, received his Ph.D. (2015) in Islamic Studies from the University of Zurich. He has published on cultural encounters, history of education and on Muslim-Christian relations.