Islamic conquests disestablished Christianity without systematic persecution

Evidence

The conquests destroyed little: what they did suppress were imperial rivalries and sectarian bloodletting among the newly subjected population. The Muslims tolerated Christianity but they disestablished it; henceforth Christian life and liturgy, its endowments, politics, and theology, would be a private not a public affair. By an exquisite irony, Islam reduced the status of Christianity to that which the Christians had earlier thrust upon the Jews, with one difference. The reduction in Christian status was merely judicial; it was unaccompanied by either systematic persecution or blood lust and generally, though not everywhere and at all times, unmarred by vexatious behavior. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 115

Categorization

• QUESTION: How does the dhimmi system’s ‘judicial-only’ reduction compare to how Christians later treated Muslims in the Reconquista?
• XREF: connects to: Orthodox authorities perceived an invasion by the Latins as worse, for they would not afford them autonomy which might be hoped under Muslims. The land might remain under Christian rule, but the Orthodox churches would have to yield to papal supremacy. While the Muslim conquest might lead to a change of the head of state, the churches would not be forced to make any doctrinal changes or alter their church hierarchy.; Christians preferred Ottoman tolerance over Catholic persecution — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 75; The Orthodox church retained virtually all the traditional apparatus of their administration without having to compromise and alter a part of their beliefs or practice. As the millet system was a contractual relationship, the Orthodox only had to pay a tax in order to have their right to independence and practice Christianity the way they wished. No papal authorities would monitor or censor Orthodox doctrines; in this regard the Ottomans were a convenient buffer against Latin interference. (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Orthodox authorities perceived an invasion by the Latins as worse, for they would not afford them autonomy which might be hoped under Muslims. The land might remain under Christian rule, but the… #corroborates (0.80)
• Christians preferred Ottoman tolerance over Catholic persecution #corroborates (0.80) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 75
• The Orthodox church retained virtually all the traditional apparatus of their administration without having to compromise and alter a part of their beliefs or practice. As the millet system was a… #corroborates (0.80)