Reinventing Caste : Islam and Hierarchy in Late Colonial India.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koul, Ashish.

Series:

South Asia in Motion Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and culture.

Hindu sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Redwood City : Stanford University Press, 2026.

Summary:

This book reveals that caste, usually assumed to be a feature of Hindu society, was in fact a trans-religious phenomenon in colonial India, as it is today.Even in an Islamic religious milieu that was supposedly more egalitarian than hierarchical Hinduism, colonial Indian subjects thought and acted in terms of caste.

Contents:

Front Cover

Half-title

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Note on Transliteration

Introduction

1. Arab-Muslims

2. Market-Gardeners Muslim in Little But Name

3. Caste Anjuman and Muslim Politics

4. Caste between Colonial and Quranic Law

5. Caste for Muslim Unity

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Series Page

Back Cover.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5036-4672-6

9781503646728

OCLC:

1582359995