Islamisation: Comparative Perspectives from History

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Examines Islamisation as both a cultural and religious phenomenonThe spread of Islam and the process of Islamisation (meaning both conversion to Islam and the adoption of Muslim culture) is explored in the twenty-four chapters of this volume. Taking a comparative perspective, both the historical trajectory of Islamisation and the methodological problems in its study are addressed, with coverage moving from Africa to China and from the seventh century to the start of the colonial period in 1800.Key questions are addressed. What is meant by Islamisation? How far was the spread of Islam as a religion bound up with the spread of Muslim culture? To what extent are Islamisation and conversion parallel processes? How is Islamisation connected to Arabisation? What role do vernacular Muslim languages play in the promotion of Muslim culture?The broad, comparative perspective allows readers to develop a thorough understanding of the process of Islamisation over eleven centuries of its history.Open Access ChapterFrom Shahāda to ‘Aqīda: Conversion to Islam, Catechisation, and Sunnitisation in Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Rumeli, Tijana Krstić. Read the chapter for free on our website (PDF)Key FeaturesDivided into eight sections: Conversion and Islamisation: Theoretical Approaches; The Early Islamic and Medieval Middle East; The Muslim West; Sub-Saharan Africa; The Balkans; Central Asia; South Asia; Southeast Asia and the Far EastAmbitious in scope, it offers a broad chronological and geographical range covering every significant region of the Muslim worldContributions illustrate the most innovative modern research from a variety of disciplines including art, archaeology, literature and historyIncludes fourteen maps and seventeen figuresContributorsReuven Amitai, Hebrew University of JerusalemBlain Auer, University of LausanneDaniel Beben, Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan Michael Brett, SOAS, University of LondonPhilipp Bruckmayr, University of ViennaRichard W. Bulliet, Columbia University Anna Chrysostomides, University of Oxford Marco Demichelis, Catholic University of MilanBruno De Nicola, University of St. AndrewsDevin DeWeese, Indiana UniversityRichard Eaton, University of ArizonaMaribel Fierro, Institute for the Languages and Cultures of the Mediterranean James D. Frankel, The Chinese University of Hong KongTimothy Insoll, University of Exeter Sanja Kadrić, Ohio State UniversityTijana Krstić, Central European University in Budapest Andrew D. Magnusson, University of Central Oklahoma Harry Munt, University of YorkAndrew Peacock, University of St AndrewsAlan Strathern, University of Oxford David Thomas, University of BirminghamAlexander Wain, The International Institute for Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia Edwin P. Wieringa, University of Cologne