Conversion and Islam in the early modern Mediterranean : the lure of the other / / edited by Claire Norton

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2017
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (235 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 297.5/7409
• Soggetto topico: Conversion - Islam; Islam - Mediterranean Region - History; Conversion
• Soggetto geografico: Mediterranean Region Religion History
• Altri autori: NortonClaire, Dr.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Trans-imperial subjects : geo-political spatialities, political advancement and conversion -- pt. 2. Fashioning identities : conversion and the threat to self -- pt. 3. Translating the self : devotion, hybridity and religious conversion.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book analyzes conversion as the acquisition of a set of historically contingent social practices, which facilitated the process of social, political or religious acculturation. Exploring the role conversion played in the fabrication of cosmopolitan Mediterranean identities, the book examines the idea of the convert as a mediator and translator between cultures.
• Titolo autorizzato: Conversion and Islam in the early modern Mediterranean
• ISBN: 1-315-57418-7; 1-317-15979-9; 1-317-15978-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910163871003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge research in early modern history.