TY  - BOOK
AU  - V S Naipaul
AU  - 
TI  - Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples
SN  - 0375501185
U1  - 320.55 23
PY  - 1998///
CY  - New York
PB  - Random House
KW  - Political Science
KW  - Islam and Politics
KW  - Islamic Countries
KW  - Asia
N2  - Naipaul draws a distinction between Arab countries and the countries of "converted peoples" where the adoption of Islam involves to some extent the adoption of Arabic culture. The book describes his five-month journey in 1995 revisiting four Muslim countries: Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan and Malaysia.
Naipaul takes the view that "The British period--two hundred years in some places, less than a hundred years in others--was a time of Hindu regeneration."
ER  -