This dissertation examines the spread of Islam into South and Southeast Asia through the lens of translation processes, linguistic change and literary transmission. The textual materials analyzed are those produced by Muslim communities in three of the regions' major languages--…
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According to Richard Peace, "How we conceive of conversion determines how we do evangelism" (1999, 286-9). Through inductive coding and qualitative content analysis, this research investigates the common themes found in the faith journeys of twenty-four Muslim background believe…
This dissertation investigates conversion to Islam in the United States analyzing egocentric networks of 30 converts to Islam and that of 30 people in the control group. By comparing Michigan, where there is a large Muslim community, to Kentucky, where there is smaller community…
This phenomenological study describes the subjective experiences of three white American males' conversion to Islam. The study explored the experiences prior to and following the participants' conversion, as well as looked specifically at how their whiteness and masculinity infl…
This thesis provides the findings of an explanatory case study that utilized elements of ethnographic research to discover effective evangelistic methods being practiced among Palestinian Muslims in the West Bank. With the assistance of gatekeepers, twenty-four former Muslims we…
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 were one of the most traumatic events experienced by the American people on their soil. In the aftermath of 9/11, and in the context of the War on Terror, Islam and Muslims became associated with and suspected of terrorism and anti-Ame…
Islam has become one of the fastest growing religions in the U.S., particularly among young white women. As these women have turned to online media for information about Islam, a burgeoning community has emerged, specifically on YouTube. This study analyzes elements of this comm…
In "Challenging the Discourse, Retelling the Story: Identity, Belonging, and Politically Engaged American Muslim Women's Online Conversion Narratives" I utilize various interdisciplinary approaches to examine multiple discourses at the intersections of identity, community, cultu…
"Focuses on how questions surrounding the conversion of Muslims and Jews to Christianity in 16th and 17th century Spain drove religious reform and scholarly innovation."
"The search for altenative, renewable sources of fuel and energy from plants, algae, and waste materials has catalyzed in recent years. With the growing interest in bioenergy development and production there has been increasing demand for a broad ranging introductory text in the…
Tens of thousands of migrant domestic workers, women working and residing within Kuwaiti households, have taken shehadeh, the Islamic testament of faith over the past decade. Drawing on 21 months of ethnographic fieldwork in Kuwait, and 2 months of research in Nepal, this disser…
This project centers on two inquisitorial investigations which began in the 1540s. One is from Spain (Valencia), and the other from Mexico (Yanhuitlan, Oaxaca). The first involves relations between Muslims and Catholics, and the second relations between Native Americans and Euro…
This dissertation explores the use of media in the recruitment of people from Muslim backgrounds into radical Islamic movements. Though rare in its occurrence, it is important to understand the processes by which some people turn toward extremism. This research seeks to address …
This dissertation analyzes relations between the Ottoman state and its non-Muslim subjects in late seventeenth-century Istanbul and Rumelia through the conversion experiences of Christians and Jews. In some instances in Rumelia and in palace circles Sultan Mehmed IV and his moth…
In present-day Europe and in North America, conversions to Islam suggest that modernity and secularization have engendered new unusual forms of subjectivity. However, the seemingly incompatibility between Muslim identity on the one hand, and Quebecois or French ones on the other…
In the scholarship concerning conversion to Islam in the West, few books or articles have been written that examine non-African American US converts. Furthermore, this literature generally neglects using models of conversion for analyzing US Muslims. This thesis is an attempt to…
This dissertation examines how religions, in particular Buddhism and Christianity, provide the institutional and symbolic resources for the construction of new selves and new communities for Taiwanese immigrants in the United States. The structures and traditions that once forme…