Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents ix
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. Regional Variation in Islamic History 7
6. 3. The Curve of Conversion in Iran 16
7. 4. Conversion as a Social Process 33
8. 5. The Development of Islamic Society in Iran 43
9. 6. The Curve of Muslim Names 64
10. 7. Iraq 80
11. 8. Egypt and Tunisia 92
12. 9. Syria 104
13. 10. Spain 114
14. 11. The Consequences of Conversion 128
15. Notes 141
16. Index 155