Ambivalent Friendship : Anglican Conflict Handling and Education for Peace in Jerusalem 1920-1948
(2005)- Abstract
- This thesis concerns a religious actor in the civil society in times of violent conflict. During the British Mandate period in Palestine, Jewish, Muslim and Christian children studied together at Anglican missionary schools. At this time Jerusalem bore all the imprints of ethnic and religious separation and division. The Anglican educational project became part of the efforts made by the Anglican Church to promote conflict handling and peace in Palestine. The thesis analyses what were the beliefs, values and practical aims behind this educational effort.
One of the students was young Edward W. Said. In this thesis, his theory of ?Orientalism? has proved a useful tool for critical evaluation of the discourses of the... (More) - This thesis concerns a religious actor in the civil society in times of violent conflict. During the British Mandate period in Palestine, Jewish, Muslim and Christian children studied together at Anglican missionary schools. At this time Jerusalem bore all the imprints of ethnic and religious separation and division. The Anglican educational project became part of the efforts made by the Anglican Church to promote conflict handling and peace in Palestine. The thesis analyses what were the beliefs, values and practical aims behind this educational effort.
One of the students was young Edward W. Said. In this thesis, his theory of ?Orientalism? has proved a useful tool for critical evaluation of the discourses of the Anglican Church in Palestine in general and the activities of the Anglican schools in particular. The book also deals with what was Said's own learning context, the early foundation of his personal and scholarly development. Were the Anglican schools merely the instrument of British educational and imperial policy or did they provide, in this particular multicultural context, some further quality?
The source material on which the analysis is based includes reports, letters and articles written by the Anglican bishops in Jerusalem as well as British teachers in Jerusalem working for two Anglican mission organisations, Jerusalem and East Mission and Church Ministry among Jews. Also material from outside is included, i.e. articles from the local press and reports of the British administration.
Two lines of interpretation are emphasised: one focusing the Anglican discourses and activities as part of that Western Orientalism which regards the British spiritual and political superiority to be self-evident, the other taking seriously the efforts of the Anglicans trying to be an informal ?third party? who promoted peace and interreligious dialogue in civil society.
The conclusions of the thesis emphasise the ambivalence found in the discourses as well as the importance of a ?space in between? for moving beyond the dichotomy ?us-versus-them?. In particular the concept of ?friendship? is taken into account in this matter, a concept which the Anglican representatives in Palestine on the one hand used in order to legitimise asymmetric power relations. On the other hand it was also connected to openness and responsibility for the Other. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Popular Abstract in Swedish
Denna avhandling fokuserar en religiös aktör i det civila samhället under en konfliktfylld tid. Judiska, muslimska och kristna barn studerade tillsammans i anglikanska missionsskolor under den brittiska mandattiden i Palestina. Jerusalem var då etniskt och religiöst delat. Det anglikanska utbildningsprojektet var en del av den Anglikanska kyrkans försök att främja konflikthantering och fred i Palestina. Avhandlingen analyserar värderingarna och de praktiska målen bakom dessa utbildningsförsök.
En av studenterna var den unge Edward W. Said. I avhandlingen används hans teoribildning kring ?Orientalism? för att kritiskt utvärdera de generella diskurserna inom den Anglikanska... (More) - Popular Abstract in Swedish
Denna avhandling fokuserar en religiös aktör i det civila samhället under en konfliktfylld tid. Judiska, muslimska och kristna barn studerade tillsammans i anglikanska missionsskolor under den brittiska mandattiden i Palestina. Jerusalem var då etniskt och religiöst delat. Det anglikanska utbildningsprojektet var en del av den Anglikanska kyrkans försök att främja konflikthantering och fred i Palestina. Avhandlingen analyserar värderingarna och de praktiska målen bakom dessa utbildningsförsök.
En av studenterna var den unge Edward W. Said. I avhandlingen används hans teoribildning kring ?Orientalism? för att kritiskt utvärdera de generella diskurserna inom den Anglikanska kyrkan samt de specifika aktiviteterna i de anglikanska skolorna. Boken handlar även om Saids egen lärandemiljö, den första grundstenen i hans personliga och vetenskapliga utveckling. Var de anglikanska skolorna endast ett instrument för brittisk utbildning och imperialism eller erbjöd de även något annat i denna specifika mångkulturella miljö?
Källmaterialet som analysen bygger på inkluderar rapporter, brev och artiklar som skrevs både av de anglikanska biskoparna i Jerusalem samt av de brittiska lärarna i Jerusalem. Dessa arbetade för två anglikanska missionsföreningar: Jerusalem and East Mission och Church Ministry among Jews. Även material utifrån används såsom artiklar från lokalpressen och den brittiska administrationens rapporter.
Två tolkningslinjer används: den ena fokuserar de anglikanska diskurserna och aktiviteterna som en del av västerländsk orientalism i vilken den brittiska religiösa och politiska överlägsenheten ses som självklar; den andra tar de anglikanska försöken att vara en tredje part som värnar om fred och interreligiös dialog i det civila samhället på allvar.
I sammanfattningen tar jag fasta på den ambivalens som jag finner i diskurserna men även vikten av ett ?rum mittemellan? för att undvika ett ?vi mot dom? tänkande. Här lyfter jag särskilt fram begreppet ?vänskap? som de anglikanska representanterna i Palestina använde dels som ett sätt att legitimera asymmetriska maktrelationer, dels som en koppling till öppenhet och ansvar gentemot den Andre. (Less)
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- author
- Småberg, Maria LU
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- Prof. Johansson, Rune, University of Linköping
- organization
- publishing date
- 2005
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- Thesis
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- peace education, third party, conflict handling, cultural diplomacy, interfaith dialogue, cultural imperialism, discourse, Edward Said, Orientalism, Church Ministry among Jews, Jerusalem & East Mission, Anglican Missions, Anglican Church, Jerusalem, British Mandate period, multiculturalism, friendship, Contemporary history (since 1914), Nutidshistoria (från 1914)
- pages
- 453 pages
- publisher
- Department of History, Lund university
- defense location
- Nedre Hörsalen, Palaestra, Lund University
- defense date
- 2005-10-15 10:15:00
- ISBN
- 91-628-6594-3
- language
- English
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- yes
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- e6070d34-d02d-4905-b790-a7dc8e78ed40 (old id 24767)
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abstract = {{This thesis concerns a religious actor in the civil society in times of violent conflict. During the British Mandate period in Palestine, Jewish, Muslim and Christian children studied together at Anglican missionary schools. At this time Jerusalem bore all the imprints of ethnic and religious separation and division. The Anglican educational project became part of the efforts made by the Anglican Church to promote conflict handling and peace in Palestine. The thesis analyses what were the beliefs, values and practical aims behind this educational effort.<br/><br>
<br/><br>
One of the students was young Edward W. Said. In this thesis, his theory of ?Orientalism? has proved a useful tool for critical evaluation of the discourses of the Anglican Church in Palestine in general and the activities of the Anglican schools in particular. The book also deals with what was Said's own learning context, the early foundation of his personal and scholarly development. Were the Anglican schools merely the instrument of British educational and imperial policy or did they provide, in this particular multicultural context, some further quality?<br/><br>
<br/><br>
The source material on which the analysis is based includes reports, letters and articles written by the Anglican bishops in Jerusalem as well as British teachers in Jerusalem working for two Anglican mission organisations, Jerusalem and East Mission and Church Ministry among Jews. Also material from outside is included, i.e. articles from the local press and reports of the British administration.<br/><br>
<br/><br>
Two lines of interpretation are emphasised: one focusing the Anglican discourses and activities as part of that Western Orientalism which regards the British spiritual and political superiority to be self-evident, the other taking seriously the efforts of the Anglicans trying to be an informal ?third party? who promoted peace and interreligious dialogue in civil society.<br/><br>
<br/><br>
The conclusions of the thesis emphasise the ambivalence found in the discourses as well as the importance of a ?space in between? for moving beyond the dichotomy ?us-versus-them?. In particular the concept of ?friendship? is taken into account in this matter, a concept which the Anglican representatives in Palestine on the one hand used in order to legitimise asymmetric power relations. On the other hand it was also connected to openness and responsibility for the Other.}},
author = {{Småberg, Maria}},
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keywords = {{peace education; third party; conflict handling; cultural diplomacy; interfaith dialogue; cultural imperialism; discourse; Edward Said; Orientalism; Church Ministry among Jews; Jerusalem & East Mission; Anglican Missions; Anglican Church; Jerusalem; British Mandate period; multiculturalism; friendship; Contemporary history (since 1914); Nutidshistoria (från 1914)}},
language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{Department of History, Lund university}},
school = {{Lund University}},
title = {{Ambivalent Friendship : Anglican Conflict Handling and Education for Peace in Jerusalem 1920-1948}},
year = {{2005}},
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