Daniel Beben, ‘Cyclical Sanctity and Ismaili Identity: A Framework for Rethinking Conversion to Shi’I Islam in the Iranian World’
Carolina Hall, Room 113 220 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesHow are minority religious communities able to successfully endure and proselytize under adverse conditions of persecution? Through analyzing the Ismaili Shi’i community of Central Asia, Daniel Beben will investigate the inter-related practices of patronage and the elaboration of religious conversion … Read more