Description: Honored by the Glory of Islam : Conversion and Conquest in Ottoman Europe, Paperback by Baer, Marc David, ISBN 0199797838, ISBN-13 9780199797837, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "Honored by the Glory of Islam is an important new source on the study of conversion. Much of this most informativ deals with the dual role of conversion and conquest in defining the controversial reign of Sultan Mehmed IV. Baers innovative reading of Ottoman chronicles and his focus on
the nuances of conversion within one owns religion makes this text an invaluable presentation of an exciting new area of research." --Ethel Wolper, Associate Professor of History, University of New Hampshire
"Marc Baer offers an innovative interpretation of religious conversion, especially conversion to Islam in the Ottoman age. Lacking enough evidence to speculate on the motives of the converts, he instead focuses on the agency of those who initiated the conversion process - in this case no less than
the sultan himself. Baer focuses on the career of Sultan Mehmed IV (r. 1648-87), and on the people who came into direct contact with his court. In this way he sheds important new light on a critical period in the Ottoman Empires long history. Baer also convincingly revises the character of Mehmed
IV as an inept ruler whose incompetence led to the catastrophic siege of Vienna in 1683. This original study will be of great interest not only to Ottoman specialists, but to students of Islam and of religious conversion." , Professor of History, University of Arizona
Winner of the Albert Hourani Book Award of the Middle East Studies Association of North America for the best book in Middle East Studies (2008) and short-listed for the Best First Book in the History of Religions by the American Academy of Religion (2009).
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Book Title: Honored by the Glory of Islam : Conversion and Conquest in Ottoma
Number of Pages: 344 Pages
Publication Name: Honored by the Glory of Islam : Conversion and Conquest in Ottoman Europe
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2011
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, Islam / General
Item Weight: 17.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Religion, History
Author: Marc David Baer
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
