Prof. Akbar Hyder
Assistant Professor of Asian Studies
University of Texas
USA
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In examining how South Asia became Muslim, Akbar Hyder investigates four causal theories: the theory of the sword, political patronage, the chance to escape the Caste System, and migration. Hyder rejects the preeminence of any one factor and claims that a combination of all four gave rise to South Asia’s Muslim population’s conversion.
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