Inventing the Holy Land : American Protestant pilgrimage to Palestine, 1865-1941

Inventing the Holy Land : American Protestant pilgrimage to Palestine, 1865-1941 /

This book presents a historical study of the phenomenon of Holy Land tourism among American Protestants during the second half of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. During this period, overseas travel was newly available to the Protestant middle class due to the invention and st...

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Main Author: Rogers, Stephanie Stidham, 1970-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 2011
Subjects:
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages > Palestine > History > 19th century.
Protestant churches > United States > Doctrines > History > 19th century.
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages > Palestine > History > 20th century.
Protestant churches > United States > Doctrines > History > 20th century.
Travelers' writings, American > History and criticism.
Palestine > In Christianity > History > 19th century.
Palestine > In Christianity > History > 20th century.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • American Protestants and Palestine
  • Protestants, Arabs, and Islam inthe Holy Land
  • American Protestant Zionism and pilgrimage narratives
  • The out-of-doors Gospel in Palestine: Protestants encounter Catholic and Orthodox shrines and create their own traditions
  • Concluding thoughts.

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