Book contents
- Encounters with Islam
- Encounters with Islam
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Plates and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Transcription
- Introduction
- Part I Expressive
- Part II Legal
- Part III Political
- 5 Anthropological Assumptions and the Afghan War
- 6 Aging Out?
- 7 Missionary Encounters
- Part IV Critical
- Envoi
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
7 - Missionary Encounters
Moroccan Engagement with the Western Other
from Part III - Political
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 September 2023
- Encounters with Islam
- Encounters with Islam
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Plates and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Transcription
- Introduction
- Part I Expressive
- Part II Legal
- Part III Political
- 5 Anthropological Assumptions and the Afghan War
- 6 Aging Out?
- 7 Missionary Encounters
- Part IV Critical
- Envoi
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
Christian missionaries in Morocco – who were present from the 1890s to the 1970s – were complete failures at making converts. But their influence was still significant. Much admired to this day, the American missionaries in particular submitted insightful comments on the country, brought medical aid and technology to many areas of the country, and professed a form of Christianity that sought to set an example rather than denigrate local culture. In what is admittedly a small element in the encounter with the West, it remains striking that so many Moroccans continue to speak well of their contacts with the missionaries and thereby give voice to their own culture of inclusiveness.
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- Encounters with IslamStudies in the Anthropology of Muslim Cultures, pp. 132 - 148Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023