Conversion to Islam in the Premodern Age
Conversion to Islam in the Premodern Age Conversion to Islam is a phenomenon of immense significance in human history. But by the beginning of the modern period, they formed the majority in most…
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Conversion to Islam in the Premodern Age
Conversion to Islam is a phenomenon of immense significance in human history. But by the beginning of the modern period, they formed the majority in most territories from North Africa to Southeast Asia. At the outset of Islamic rule in the seventh century, Muslims constituted a tiny minority in most areas under their control.
Converts lived in a world of overlapping and competing religious, cultural, social, and familial affiliations, and the effects of turning to Islam played out in every aspect of life. Across such diverse lands, peoples, and time periods, conversion was a complex, varied phenomenon. Conversion therefore provides a critical lens for world history, magnifying the constantly evolving array of beliefs, practices, and outlooks that constitute Islam around the globe.
This groundbreaking collection of texts, translated from sources in a dozen languages from the seventh
The Golden Age of Islam
New Approaches to Islam in Film
Islam in the Indian Subcontinent
Analog-to-Digital Conversion
Islam in Pakistan
Islam in Prison
Europe in the Global Age