| 来源类型 | Working Paper |
| 规范类型 | 报告 |
| DOI | 10.3386/w18438 |
| 来源ID | Working Paper 18438 |
| Trade and Geography in the Origins and Spread of Islam | |
| Stelios Michalopoulos; Alireza Naghavi; Giovanni Prarolo | |
| 发表日期 | 2012-10-05 |
| 出版年 | 2012 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | In this study we explore the historical determinants of contemporary Muslim representation. Motivated by a plethora of case studies and historical accounts among Islamicists stressing the role of trade for the adoption of Islam, we construct detailed data on pre-Islamic trade routes, harbors, and ports to determine the empirical regularity of this argument. Our analysis—conducted across countries and across ethnic groups within countries—establishes that proximity to the pre-600 CE trade network is a robust predictor of today's Muslim adherence in the Old World. We also show that Islam spread successfully in regions that are ecologically similar to the birthplace of the religion, the Arabian Peninsula. Namely, territories characterized by a large share of arid and semi- arid regions dotted with few pockets of fertile land are more likely to host Muslim communities. We discuss the various mechanisms that may give rise to the observed pattern. |
| 主题 | History ; Financial History ; Labor and Health History ; Development and Growth ; Development ; Growth and Productivity ; Other ; Culture |
| URL | https://www.nber.org/papers/w18438 |
| 来源智库 | National Bureau of Economic Research (United States) |
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/576114 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Stelios Michalopoulos,Alireza Naghavi,Giovanni Prarolo. Trade and Geography in the Origins and Spread of Islam. 2012. |
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| w18438.pdf（3500KB） | 智库出版物 | 限制开放 | CC BY-NC-SA | 浏览 | ||
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