“New Muslims” in the Bulgarian Provinces of Ottoman Empire (According to Sharia Courts Registers of Sofya at the End of XVII–XVIII Cent.)

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Keywords: Ottoman Empire; Bulgarian lands; Islamisation; qadis courts

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Leontyeva A. A. “New Muslims” in the Bulgarian Provinces of Ottoman Empire (According to Sharia Courts Registers of Sofya at the End of XVII–XVIII Cent.). // Lomonosov Oriental Studies Journal. 2014. N 2, p.51–62

Leontyeva A. A.

Abstract

The article concerns the processes of voluntary islamisation in the Bulgarian provinces of Ottoman Empire in XVII–XVIII cent. Using materials of the sharia courts registers (sicills) of Sofya the article tells us about probable motives and reasons of conversion to Islam, their life like “new Muslims” and integration to Ottoman society.