Buṭrus al-Bustānī and the Shipwreck of the Nation

Ali, Nadia Bou

doi:10.1080/1475262x.2013.891601

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“…Since their publication over one hundred and fifty years ago, Nafir Suriyya have served as some of the most widely discussed texts dealing with questions of nationalist sentiment that were, and continue to be, instrumental to present-day narratives of an early Syro-Lebanese political identity (Antonius 1938;Abu Manneh 1980;Beshara 2014;Bou Ali 2013;Choueiri 1987;Makdisi 2002Makdisi , 2009Sheehi 1998Sheehi , 2000Sheehi , 2004Seikaly 2002;and Tauber 1990). Nafir Suriyya's popularity and its pertinence to contemporary scholarship on Middle Eastern history is further exemplified by the publication of two late twentieth-century reissues by Lebanese Nationalist scholars Jean Dayeh, a Lebanese journalist, and Yusuf Quzma 1 Some scholars translate watan as "nation" (Sheehi 1998;Bou Ali 2013;Dayeh 1981). However, in keeping with mid-nineteenth century concepts, I use "homeland" for watan and "patriotism" for wataniyya.…”

Section: Arabic Printing Visuality Ottoman Edicts Public Text Nahda Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Auji¹

2021

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This article takes up a material analysis of a set of eleven nineteenth-century Arabic broadsides entitled Nafir Suriyya, published in Beirut by Syrian intellectual Butrus al-Bustani from 1860-1861. Produced in response to the civil wars of 1860 in Mount Lebanon and Damascus (in the Ottoman Syrian provinces), when intercommunal conflicts occurred between different confessional groups, these publications called for unity and cooperation amongst these communities through the framework of patriotism and one's love of the homeland. These broadsides have thus played an important role in twentieth and twenty-first century scholarship on early nationalist sentiment, particularly a Syro-Lebanese political identity, amongst Arabic-speaking Ottoman denizens. This article takes up a material analysis of Nafir Suriyya, a rare set of eleven printed Arabic broadsides produced between 1860-1861 in Ottoman Beirut, to consider the wider cultural and socio-political implications of this medium in relationship to other print media in circulation within the Ottoman public domain.

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Section: Arabic Printing Visuality Ottoman Edicts Public Text Nahda Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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2021

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Jurji Zaydan: Avatar of the Modern Revitalization and Worlding of Arabic Literature

Rastegar

2019

A Companion to World Literature

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This chapter provides an overview of the significance of Jurji Zaydan (1861–1914) as a figure of the Arab Nahda (“renaissance”) and more broadly as both theorist of and contributor to the position of Arabic literature within what is increasingly termed “world literature.” In particular, it is argued that Zaydan's riwayat (“historical novels”) are in need of a new scholarly assessment. A World Literature approach to Zaydan's literary work may well serve to undo the harsh assessment often meted to his riwayat , placing them into new conversations and comparisons outside of the limiting framework of the nineteenth‐century European novel.

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Revisiting aNahḍaorigin story:Majmaʿ al-Tahdhīband the Protestant community in 1840s Beirut

Edwards

2019

Bull. Sch. Orient. Afr. stud.

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This article is a comprehensive evaluation of the first learned society of the Nahḍa (Renaissance) in Beirut. I argue that Majmaʿ al-Tahdhīb (the Refinement Council, est. 1846) was not a learned society but an ad hoc seminary formed to train converts for itinerant preaching and to build camaraderie among the nascent Protestant confession. In order to unearth the mission of Majmaʿ al-Tahdhīb and amplify the voices of its members – twelve Syrians and two Americans – this essay reconstructs their biographies and the condition of the Protestant community until 1846. This case study explicates the personal and professional entanglements of these fourteen men in terms of social connections, educational opportunities, economic needs, and religious convictions. It contextualizes the early years of several prominent Nahḍa figures by highlighting the material and spiritual aspects of their lives in 1840s Beirut.

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Buṭrus al-Bustānī and the Shipwreck of the Nation

Cited by 7 publications

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Jurji Zaydan: Avatar of the Modern Revitalization and Worlding of Arabic Literature

Revisiting aNahḍaorigin story:Majmaʿ al-Tahdhīband the Protestant community in 1840s Beirut

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