This article explores the conversion of Muslims to Orthodox Christianity during the Greek War of Independence (1821–1832) and the first post-independence years as a case study which shows that religious boundaries in the Balkans do not seem to have been as insurmountable as one might think. The bonds between people of different religious affiliations, including Christians and Muslims, were not so loose in the chaotic period of the nineteenth century. Even though religious differences have always existed in South-eastern Europe, the inhabitants of that region have not always seen fellow humans with different religious affiliations as estranged others. Muslim converts to Christianity were ready to compromise their Islamic faith in exchange for security, social status, and well-being in the changed political and social environment created by Greek nationalism, with a view to advancing their professional opportunities and material interests in the new state. The Greek case is not unique. Religious conversions from Islam to Christianity occurred elsewhere in the region during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Yet, while Balkan historiographical literature has focused on the Islamization of Christians in the region during the Ottoman period, it has paid little attention to the inverse processes of Christianization of Muslims in the age of nationalism.

本文探讨了在希腊独立战争（1821 年至 1832 年）和独立后最初几年穆斯林皈依东正教的情况，作为一个案例研究，表明巴尔干地区的宗教界限似乎并不像过去那样难以逾越。可能会想。在 19 世纪的混乱时期，不同宗教信仰的人之间的联系，包括基督徒和穆斯林，并没有那么松散。尽管东南欧一直存在宗教差异，但该地区的居民并不总是将具有不同宗教信仰的人类同胞视为疏远的其他人。皈依基督教的穆斯林准备妥协他们的伊斯兰信仰，以换取安全、社会地位、和福祉在希腊民族主义创造的变化的政治和社会环境中，以期提高他们在新国家的职业机会和物质利益。希腊的情况并非独一无二。在 19 世纪和 20 世纪初期，该地区其他地方发生了从伊斯兰教到基督教的宗教转变。然而，尽管巴尔干史学文献关注奥斯曼时期该地区基督徒的伊斯兰化，但很少关注民族主义时代穆斯林基督教化的逆过程。在 19 世纪和 20 世纪初期，该地区其他地方发生了从伊斯兰教到基督教的宗教转变。然而，尽管巴尔干史学文献关注奥斯曼时期该地区基督徒的伊斯兰化，但很少关注民族主义时代穆斯林基督教化的逆过程。在 19 世纪和 20 世纪初期，该地区其他地方发生了从伊斯兰教到基督教的宗教转变。然而，尽管巴尔干史学文献关注奥斯曼时期该地区基督徒的伊斯兰化，但很少关注民族主义时代穆斯林基督教化的逆过程。