Re-inventing Islam: Gender and the Protestant Roots of American Islamophobia

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Dedication
Contents
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Preface
Acknowledgments
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1 Protestant Re-inventions of Islam in Historical Context
	Islam in Sixteenth-Century Sources and Reformation Theology
	Protestant Missions in Muslim Contexts
	Islam in Missionary Men’s Apologetics
	Gender Constructs in Protestant Re-inventions of Islam
	Overview of Re-inventing Islam
	Notes
2 Gender in Protestant Re-inventions of Islam from the Reformation to the Enlightenment
	Reformation Images of Islam, Gender, and Violence
	Post-Reformation England’s Theological Pronouncements and Cultural Engagement with Islam
	British–Ottoman Contact in the Seventeenth Century
	Enlightenment Orientalism in Britain and North America
	Conclusion
	Notes
3 Re-inventing Islam in Missionary Texts: “When Hagar Returns to Christ, Ishmael Shall Live”
	Gender in Anglophone Protestant Missionary Circles
	(En)Gendering Nineteenth-Century Christian–Muslim Narratives
	Women and the Turn-of-Century Movement for Missions to Muslims
	Disseminating Missionary Women’s Re-inventions
	Conclusion
	Notes
4 Islam Re-invented for Young Readers: Children’s Work for Muslim Children
	Islam in Children’s Magazines and Non-Fiction
	Fictionalizing Islam for Young Readers
	Islam and Gender in Early Twentieth-Century Children’s Stories
	Mid-Twentieth-Century Shifts in Missionary Fiction
	Conclusion
	Notes
5 Recasting the Protestant Gaze: Missionary Images of Islam as Material Religion
	Interpreting Protestant Performances and Collections of Islamic Material Culture
	Capturing the Muslim Image: Photography and Postcards
	The Sacred Topography of “Vacant” Landscapes
	Staged Portraits and Colonial Photography
	Depicting Islamic Rules and Rituals
	Conclusion
	Notes
6 Performative Re-inventions: Missionary Costumes, Curios, and Comparative Religion
	Material Connections: Curiosity Cabinets, Museums, and Great Exhibitions
	Islam on Display in Missionary Exhibits and Museums
	Missionaries’ Costumed Performances
	Conclusion
	Notes
7 The Ongoing Effects of Missions: American Islamophobia and Openings for Christian–Muslim Dialogue
	Protestant Missions and the Roots of Contemporary Islamophobia
	Post–World War II Transitions and Transformations
	Openings for Dialogue Beneath the Missionary Veil
	Notes
Bibliography
Index