Very, very few religions, other than the judeo/christer/islamic, are interested in forced conversions, or even do any proselytizing at all. Nor do they usually persecute women. The entire christer theology makes persecution inevitable. Any monotheistic religion is by definition exclusive and persecutorial of others.
This point is dealt with in some depth, though not exactly from this perspective, in "History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium," by Paul Veyne (Editor), Philippe Aries, Arthur Goldhammer (Translator). http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0674399749/103-6357111-3084653?vi=glance
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