Proselytes of a new nation : Muslim conversions to Orthodox Christianity in modern Greece 1821-1862 / Stefanos Katsikas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Katsikas, Stefanos, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian converts from Islam.

Greece--History--19th century.

Greece.

Orthodox Eastern Church--Greece.

Orthodox Eastern Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

'Proselytes of a New Nation' analyzes questions such as: Why did many Muslims convert to Greek Orthodoxy? What did conversion mean to the converts? What were their economic, social, and professional profiles? And how did conversion affect the converts' relationships with Muslim relatives in Greece and the Ottoman Empire? Stefanos Katsikas maintains that in the era of nationalism-when Sharia law and the Ottoman legal system could keep converts from inheriting family property; when converts were regarded as either 'traitors' or 'heroes' - conversion more drastically affected the social fabric of communities and more often led to violence and conflict.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Names and Dates

Transliteration

Introduction

1. The Greek War of Independence

2. Muslims in War and Post-War Hellas

3. Muslim Converts to Christian Orthodoxy

4. Neophytes in the Kingdom of Hellas

Conclusion

References

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-762177-5

0-19-762178-3

0-19-762176-7