/lit/ - Literature

>>19803092
>perfect meme
I agree, this is very admirable. I also wonder if it might also be the weakness of Islam, in that it needs to constantly expand. This is somewhat true of all empires of course, but Islam in particular appears to have trouble consolidating power and producing stable borders. Either the rulers expand beyond their reach or they compromise on the religion.
>>19803224
>I'm frankly not sure if islam will be able to swallow the poisonous frog that is europe.
I've pondered this myself, given that Western Nominalism has been able to swallow most other forces that opposed it.
>the character converts not out of any real sense of religious conviction, but for practicality and pussy
This is actually the factor that makes me suspect secularism will die soon. Even if most people are only larping their religion for the social benefits, that still leads to their children being raised in a religious environment. Children who attend weekly services and go to religious schools are more likely to grow up with the kind of faith they would actually live and die for.
>>19805106
You mean Edward Said's book? I haven't read it, so not sure how it connects to my post. Can you give a QRD?