Where have all the converts gone? Difficulties in the study of conversion to Islam in al-Andalus

David J. Wasserstein

doi:10.3989/alqantara.2011.005

Where have all the converts gone? Difficulties in the study of conversion to Islam in al-Andalus

Translated title of the contribution: Where have all the converts gone? Difficulties in the study of conversion to Islam in al-Andalus

David J. Wasserstein

Vanderbilt University

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Abstract

Discussion of a proposal for identifying converts to Islam in al-Andalusia through their on mastics using the huge databases constituted by the medieval Arabic biographical dictionaries. The proposal is shown to be unworkable in practice. It is suggested in consequence that it may not be possible to identify converts in ways that are susceptible of statistical analysis.

Translated title of the contribution	Where have all the converts gone? Difficulties in the study of conversion to Islam in al-Andalus
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	325-342
Number of pages	18
Journal	Al-Qantara
Volume	33
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3989/alqantara.2011.005
State	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Al-andalus
Conversion
Islam
Names
Onomastics

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