From: ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov @ home)
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 1996 08:23:38 +0800
To: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Subject: Re: Net and Terrorism.
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Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:
> 
> tcmay@got.net (Timothy C. May) writes:
> > Islam, notably, was known for this policy of conversion by the sword:
> > entire national populations were given the choice of converting to Islam or
> > being put to the sword. Most converted, naturally enough.
> 
> No, the population was given the choice of converting or becoming slaves.
> (Slaves who opted to convert later didn't become free.) There were very
> few examples of mass genocide during the moslem conquests, and generally
> they avoided killing anyone who could be sold into slavery.

Just curious how much slaves cost at that time. Would be interestnig 
to see a price of a good slave as compared to, say, average monthly 
earnings or a price of one sheep.


	- Igor.