Being Muslim in South Asia : diversity and daily life / edited by Robin Jeffrey and Ronojoy Sen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jeffrey, Robin.

Sen, Ronojoy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslims--South Asia--Social conditions.

Muslims.

Social conditions.

South Asia.

Physical Description:

xxx, 370 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

regular print

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Muslim

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Contents:

1 Islam and Modernity in South Asia / Muhammad Khalid Masud Masud, Muhammad Khalid 1

2 Islam and Democracy in India: From Savile Row to Jyotiba Phule Park / Barbara D. Metcalf Metcalf, Barbara D. 18

3 Imagining Religion: Portraits of Islamic Consciousness in Pakistan / Riaz Hassan Hassan, Riaz 42

4 The Challenges of Diversity: 'Casting' Muslim Communities in South India / Torsten Tschacher Tschacher, Torsten 64

5 Matrilocal Marriage and Women's Property among the Moors of Sri Lanka / Dennis B. McGilvray McGilvray, Dennis B. 87

6 The Making of a Diasporic Muslim Family in Fast Africa / Salim Lakha Lakha, Salim 1

7 The Ismaili Conciliation and Arbitration Boards in India: A Model of Community Justice? / Arif A. Jamal Jamal, Arif A. 141

8 'Ilm and the Individual: Religious Education and Religious Ideas in Pakistan / Matthew J. Nelson Nelson, Matthew J. 161

9 Darul Uloom Deoband's Approach to Social Issues: Image, Reality, and Perception / Taberez Ahmed Neyazi Neyazi, Taberez Ahmed 181

10 'Being Muslim in Contemporary India: Nation, Identity, and Rights / Tanweer Fazal Fazal, Tanweer 201

11 Transnational Networks, Political Islam, and the Concept of Ummah in Bangladesh / Mubashar Hasan Hasan, Mubashar 224

12 Muslim Aspirations in Bangladesh: Looking Back and Redrawing Boundaries / Samia Huq Huq, Samia 249

13 Media in Pakistan: Ideology. Indoctrination, Intimidation / Khaled Ahmed Ahmed, Khaled 269

14 Kafka in India: Terrorism, Media, Muslims / Irfan Ahmad Ahmad, Irfan 289

15 A Million Salutes: India's Mohammedan Sporting Club / Ronojoy Sen Sen, Ronojoy 330.

Notes:

Contributed articles.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780198092063

0198092067