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Contested Conversions to Islam : Narratives of Religious Change in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire.

This book explores how Ottoman Muslims and Christians understood the phenomenon of conversion to Islam from the 15th to the 17th centuries, when the Ottoman Empire was at the height of its power and conversions to Islam peaked. Because the Ottomans ruled over a large non-Muslim population and extend...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Krstic, Tijana
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book explores how Ottoman Muslims and Christians understood the phenomenon of conversion to Islam from the 15th to the 17th centuries, when the Ottoman Empire was at the height of its power and conversions to Islam peaked. Because the Ottomans ruled over a large non-Muslim population and extended greater opportunities to converts than to native-born Muslims, conversion to Islam was a contentious subject for all communities, especially Muslims themselves. By producing narratives about conversion, Ottoman Muslim and Christian authors sought to define the boundaries and membership of their c.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (281 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780804777858
0804777853