To: Rashputin
The Cathars in Bulgaria and also in Bosnia were called the Bogomils. These folks were the Europeans who actually converted to Islam after the Ottoman conquest. They were more susceptible because both the Catholics and the Orthodox persecuted them. The same thing happened in the area of Egypt and Syria about 600 years earlier. many of the Christians there were Monophysites and were persecuted by the unified Church and were less resistant to the conquering Arabs.
66 posted on
03/31/2011 4:08:55 PM PDT by
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
(Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable -- Daniel Webster)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Ahhh, thanks. Bosnia rings a bell and might help me dig out what I'm looking for.
Regards
67 posted on
03/31/2011 4:17:58 PM PDT by
Rashputin
(Dennis Miller for President, Dennis Leary for VP)
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