Butrus al-Bustani: From Protestant Convert to Ottoman Patriot and Arab Reformer
Jens Hanssen Hicham Safieddine
Chapter from the book: Al-Bustani, B. 2019. The Clarion of Syria: A Patriot’s Call against the Civil War of 1860.
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Chapter from the book: Al-Bustani, B. 2019. The Clarion of Syria: A Patriot’s Call against the Civil War of 1860.
The complex social transformations that took place in the Syrian provinces in the mid-nineteenth century left their deep mark on al-Bustani’s own life trajectory. Chapter 3 highlights al-Bustani’s religious conversion, literary innovation, and cultural contribution through his writings and educational activity, all of which turned him into a key figure of nineteenth-century Nahda.
Al-Bustani, B. 2019. Butrus al-Bustani: From Protestant Convert to Ottoman Patriot and Arab Reformer. In: Al-Bustani, B, The Clarion of Syria. California: University of California Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/luminos.67.c
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Published on April 30, 2019