Christianity and Islam: Conversion in India

The study of India is a very rich field, not least because of the religious diversity present in India. India has not only exported Buddhism to the rest of Asia but has also received religious traditions from the West (of India), notably Christianity - in the first century AD - and Islam - in the ei...

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Main Author: Howard, Joseph G. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2010
In: Religion compass
Year: 2010, Volume: 4, Issue: 8, Pages: 486-494
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