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by z2210558 2762 days ago
This image [1] comes from "Converson to Islam in the Medieval Period" by Richard Bulliet [2]. The percentages inferred by Bulliet roughly track a sigmoidal curve. He makes an argument in analogy to the spread of a disease through a social network.

It should be noted that the deta is from Iran, but presumably the same arguments apply for Southeast Asia.

[1] http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-69BqAL9ARKg/T1WBF0NwxeI/AAAAAAAAAB...

[2] http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674732810