BETWEEN CURIOSITY AND INTOLERANCE: BULGARIAN ATTITUDES TOWARDS AMERICAN MISSIONARY EDUCATORS
Thе article examines Bulgarian responses to American missionary edu- cators in the Ottoman Balkans during the nineteenth century, tracing a spectrum that ranges from curiosity and engagement to suspicion and intolerance. It ex- plores how Protestant ideas and cultural ideals intersected with Bulgarian literary and spiritual life, education, and the activities of educators and church figures. The reception of missionaries’ work — both favourable and highly critical — is documented in the literature, in periodicals, pamphlets and brochures, as well as in personal correspondence. The article also considers how interpretations of missionary contributions shifted over time, with broader reassessments emerging more than a century after the official beginning of their work among Bulgarians.
BETWEEN CURIOSITY AND INTOLERANCE: BULGARIAN ATTITUDES TOWARDS AMERICAN MISSIONARY EDUCATORS
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Maria Pileva, PhD
- [email protected]
- Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
- Bulgaria
Мария Пилева, родена през 1972 г., завършва магистърската програ- ма „Преводач-редактор“ към Факултет „Славянски филологии“ на СУ „Св. Климент Охридски“ през 2012 г. Специализира в Eberhard-Karls Universitat, Тюбинген (2015), а през 2016 г. защитава докторат на тема „Религиозни мотиви в българските преводи на англоезична белетристика през ХІХ век“ в катедра Българска литература на СУ. Изследова- телските ѝ интереси са в областта на литературознанието, религията и теорията на превода. Занимава се с редактиране и превод, автор е на разкази, публицистични материали, статии и студии, публикувани в „Литературен вестник“, сп. „Литературна мисъл“, „Литературата“, „Littera et Lingua“, Годишник на СУ и др. Участва в съставителството на няколко сборника от научни конференции. Лауреат е на наградата на СБП за ярки постижения в областта на теорията, историята и критиката на превода за 2018 г. с книгата „Бунт, надежда, изкупление“.
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Abstract:Thе article examines Bulgarian responses to American missionary edu- cators in the Ottoman Balkans during the nineteenth century, tracing a spectrum that ranges from curiosity and engagement to suspicion and intolerance. It ex- plores how Protestant ideas and cultural ideals intersected with Bulgarian literary and spiritual life, education, and the activities of educators and church figures. The reception of missionaries’ work — both favourable and highly critical — is documented in the literature, in periodicals, pamphlets and brochures, as well as in personal correspondence. The article also considers how interpretations of missionary contributions shifted over time, with broader reassessments emerging more than a century after the official beginning of their work among Bulgarians.
Subject: We for Others and for OurselvesKeywords: американски мисионери Bulgarian Revival period literature образование периодичен печат
