Conversion To Islam

by Ali Köse

This study focuses on the conversion experiences of seventy native British converts to Islam. Köse addresses the following Why do people covert to Islam? What are the backgrounds of the converts? What are the patterns over time? And how far are existing conversion theories applicable to further group study? He examines a full range of social and psychological forces at work in the complex conversion experience. Chapter One deals with the history and present situation of both life-long Muslims and converts living in Britain. Chapter Two focuses on childhood and adolescent experiences. Chapter Three examines the background of the convert regarding religion. Chapter Four looks at the post-conversion period, the relationship between converts and to parents and society at large. And Chapter Five reveals the findings on conversions through Sufism. Comparisons between conversions through Sufism and through new religious movements in the West are also made. Sure to be an important addition to the study of religious conversion, this work is one of the only documentations which considers conversion to Islam either from outside or within Islam.

Genres: Islam

Hardcover

First published January 11, 1996

About the author

1981’de Antalya İmam-Hatip Lisesi’nden, 1985’te Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi’nden mezun oldu. Marmara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü’nde yüksek lisans (1988), Londra Üniversitesi King’s College’de doktora (1994) eğitimini tamamladı.1998’de doçent, 2004’de profesör oldu. Halen Din Psikolojisi Anabilim Dalı öğretim üyesidir. Din Psikolojisi ve Din Sosyolojisi alanlarında araştırmaları bulunan Köse’nin eserleri şunlardır: Conversion to Islam, Neden İslam’ı Seçiyorlar, Freud ve Din, Deprem ve Din, Milenyum Tarikatları, Sekülerizm Sorgulanıyor, Laik Ama Kutsal, Avrupa Birliği Ülkelerinde Din Devlet İlişkisi, Avrupa ve İslam, Üç Yusuf Bir İslam, Türbeler: Popüler Dindarlığın Durakları, Enteller Aleykümselam Der mi?, Din Psikolojisi, Kutsalın Dönüşü.