Commercial self-interest initially tempered Anglican missionary zeal in British India
Evidence
Despite the shared conviction among many Britons and Americans that Islam stood in inherent antagonism to Christianity and the sentiment among some that it should be destroyed, Britons in India— especially those serving the government—remained conflicted about how to proceed. Although some of its servants viewed Muslims as antithetical to Company aims, the EIC initially preferred to minimalize Christian missionary activity, concerned that resulting antagonisms might disrupt commerce. — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 167
Categorization
Category: Causal Relationships
- XREF: Shows fear/intolerance can be overridden by economic interest — a nuance relevant to comparing how different chapters locate the problem in the fearer.
Related
- Colonial commerce interests tempered missionary zeal against Islam in India (similarity 0.93)
- British commercial interest checked missionary zeal in colonial India (similarity 0.93)
- Despite the shared conviction among many Britons and Americans that Islam stood in inherent antagonism to Christianity and the sentiment among some that it should be destroyed, Britons in India… (similarity 0.86)
- The East India Company suppressed missionary activity to protect commerce with Muslims. (similarity 0.83)
- The view of this inherent, ultimate conflict persisted into the twentieth century (and longer), especially in British India where missionaries from throughout the Anglo-American world labored. The… (similarity 0.81)
- British government policies directly promoted Christian missionizing in India. (similarity 0.80)
- Imperial knowledge about Islam was colored by administrative anxieties and Christian concerns (similarity 0.79)
- Britons in India refashioned inherited Islamophobia to serve colonial governance needs (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Colonial ideology combined fiscal self-interest with Enlightenment trade beliefs.
#expands(0.50) — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 189