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| Citation | Akbar, M.J. "Jihad in the East: A Crescent Over Delhi" in The Shade of Swords: Jihad and the Conflict Between Islam and Christianity. (New York: Routledge, 2002), 99-112. |
| Topic 1 | Religion and Conflict |
| Topic 2 | Historical Context |
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| Country | India |
| Abstract | In this chapter, the author describes how Islam originally came to the Indian subcontinent at the beginning of the eighth century, "beginning a complex relationship that expressed itself in war, culture, civilization, dialogue, dress, ethics, literature, law, mysticism, philosophy, suspicion, myth, segregation, integration, fantasy, and nightmare." This chapter also tells the story of various Muslim military conquests of central India in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. However, according to Akbar, the spread of Islam in the region can be attributed more to the influence of Sufi mentors on several rulers rather than to the success of these Muslim conquests. |
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