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7 - Missionary Encounters

Moroccan Engagement with the Western Other

from Part III - Political

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2023

Lawrence Rosen
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Princeton University, New Jersey
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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 Islam
Studies in the Anthropology of Muslim Cultures
, pp. 132 - 148
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Missionary Encounters
  • Lawrence Rosen, Princeton University, New Jersey
  • Book: Encounters with Islam
  • Online publication: 09 September 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009389013.011
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  • Missionary Encounters
  • Lawrence Rosen, Princeton University, New Jersey
  • Book: Encounters with Islam
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009389013.011
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  • Missionary Encounters
  • Lawrence Rosen, Princeton University, New Jersey
  • Book: Encounters with Islam
  • Online publication: 09 September 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009389013.011
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