Modern Sufis and the state : the politics of Islam in South Asia and beyond / edited by Katherine Pratt Ewing and Rosemary R. Corbett.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ewing, Katherine Pratt, editor.

Corbett, Rosemary R., editor.

JSTOR (Online Service)

Series:

Religion, culture, and public life

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sufis--Political activity--South Asia.

Sufis.

Sufism--Political aspects--South Asia.

Sufism.

Islam and politics--South Asia.

Islam and politics.

Sufis--Political activity.

South Asia--Politics and government.

South Asia.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 344 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2020]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Introduction. Sufis and the State: The Politics of Islam in South Asia and Beyond / Katherine Pratt Ewing

Section I: Sufism and its Modern Engagements with a Global Order: 1. Anti-Colonial Militias or Activists for Peace? The Role of Private Foundations in Producing Pacifist Sufis During the Cold War / Rosemary R. Corbett

2. From Taṣawwuf Modern to Neo-Sufism: Nurcholish Madjid, Fazlur Rahman, and the Development of an Idea / Verena Meyer

3. Beyond Barelwiism: Tahir-ul-Qadri as an Example of Trends in Global Sufism / Marcia Hermansen

Commentary on Section I: Ambiguities and Ironic Reversals in the Categorization of Sufism / Carl Ernst

Section II: Sufis, Shari`a, and Reform: 4. Is the Taliban Anti-Sufi? Deobandi Discourses on Sufism in Contemporary Pakistan / Brannon Ingram

5. Sufism through the Prism of Sharia: A Reformist Barelwi Girls' Madrasa in U.P., India / Usha Sanyal

6. Lives of a Fatwa: Sufism, Music, and Islamic Reform in Kutch, Gujarat / Brian Bond

Commentary on Section II: Sufis, Shari`a and Reform / Muhammad Qasim Zaman

Section III: Sufis and Politics in Pakistan: 7. 'A Way of Life Rather Than an Ideology?': Sufism, Pīrs and the Politics of Identity in Sindh / Sarah Ansari

8. Sufi Politics and the "War on Terror" in Pakistan: Looking for an Alternative to Radical Islamism? / Alix Philippon

9. "Our Vanished Lady": Memory, Ritual, and Shia-Sunni Relations at Bībī Pāk Dāman / Noor Zaidi

Commentary on Section III: The Problems and Perils of Translating Sufism as 'Moderate Islam' / SherAli Tareen

Section IV: Sufism in Indian National Spaces: 10. Is all politics local?: Neighborhood shrines and religious healing in contemporary India / Carla Bellamy

11. Sufi Healing and Secular Psychiatry in India / Helene Basu

12. Sufi Sound, Sufi Space: Indian Cinema and the Mise-en-scène of Indian Pluralism / Rachana Umashankar

Commentary on Section IV: Sufism in Indian National Spaces / Bruce Lawrence

Conclusion: Thinking Otherwise / Rosemary Corbett

Glossary

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

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Print version: Modern Sufis and the state

ISBN:

9780231551465

0231551460

Publisher Number:

99985164565

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