Conversion to Islam in South Asia: Problems in Analysis
THE AUTHOR PRESENTS A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF THE MAIN THEORIES ABOUT CONVERSION TO ISLAM PROPOUNDED BY ASIAN AND WESTERN SCHOLARS. HE FINDS THE DEARTH OF SOURCE MATERIAL AS PROBLEMATIC, SINCE "MEDIEVAL ISLAM" PRODUCED NO MISSIONARIES, BISHOPS, BAPTISMAL RITES OR OTHER INDICATORS OF CONVERSI...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | American journal of Islamic studies 1989-09, Vol.6 (1), p.93-118 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | THE AUTHOR PRESENTS A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF THE MAIN THEORIES ABOUT CONVERSION TO ISLAM PROPOUNDED BY ASIAN AND WESTERN SCHOLARS. HE FINDS THE DEARTH OF SOURCE MATERIAL AS PROBLEMATIC, SINCE "MEDIEVAL ISLAM" PRODUCED NO MISSIONARIES, BISHOPS, BAPTISMAL RITES OR OTHER INDICATORS OF CONVERSION THAT COULD BE RECORD BY MUSLIM CHRONICLER. HIS HOPES ARE THAT HIS WORK WILL BE A SPUR TO THE DETAILED REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF SOURCES, MODERN AND MEDIEVAL, WHICH HE FEELS THE SUBJECTS AND DESERVES REQUIRES. |
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| ISSN: | 0742-6763 |