| ID | 082019 |
| Title Proper | From evangelizing to modernizing Iranians |
| Other Title Information | the American presbyterian mission and its Iranian students |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Rostam-Kolayi, Jasamin |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines the American Presbyterian education project in Iran from the early nineteenth century to 1940. While most literature on the subject concerns Iranian state-missionary relations and Presbyterian boys' schools in Iran, this article seeks to address the interactions between American Presbyterians, the Iranian state, and students and families of Iranian girls' schools. A study of the Presbyterians' flagship girls' school in Iran Bethel/Nurbakhsh and its sixty-six-year history reveals missionary intentions, tactics, and accomplishments, as well as the adaptations and accommodations pressed upon them by the Iranians they served. Despite the school's promotion of modern American norms and Christian teachings, the young graduates of Iran Bethel/Nurbakhsh developed a strong sense of loyalty to both Iran and Islam, thus turning an evangelist mission into an important feature of the construction of Iranian nationalism and modernity |
| `In' analytical Note | Iranian Studies Vol. 41, No.2; Apr 2008: p213-240 |
| Journal Source | Iranian Studies Vol. 41, No.2; Apr 2008: p213-240 |
| Key Words | Iran ; Modernity ; Nationalism ; Islam |