Religious Conversion in Early Post-Ottoman Bulgaria: A Case Study of Ruse

Under Ottoman rule, conversion to Islam took place in the Balkans in various forms often described as forced, voluntary or "conversion for convenience." Islamic law, however, strictly forbade apostasy for Muslims, who risked the death penalty. Although the Ottoman reform of 1844 banned the...

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Main Author: Celik, Mehmet (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2020]
In: Journal of religious history
Year: 2020, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 103-124
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Russe (Bulgaria) (Region) / Islam / Judaism / Catholicism / Conversion (Religion) / Orthodox Church
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
AX Inter-religious relations
KBK Europe (East)
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