Conversion to Islam in the Premodern Age - A Sourcebook (Hardcover)

Conversion to Islam is a phenomenon of immense significance in human history. At the outset of Islamic rule in the seventh century, Muslims constituted a tiny minority in most areas under their control. But by the beginning of the modern period, they formed the majority in most territories from North Africa to Southeast Asia. Across such diverse lands, peoples, and time periods, conversion was a complex, varied phenomenon. 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. 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 to the eighteenth centuries, presents the historical process of conversion to Islam in all its variety and unruly detail, through the eyes of both Muslim and non-Muslim observers.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2020
First published:	2021
Editors:	Nimrod Hurvitz • Christian C. Sahner • Uriel Simonsohn • Luke Yarbrough
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	382
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-29672-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > History > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion
LSN:	0-520-29672-9
Barcode:	9780520296725

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