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Islam in south Asia/ edited by Mushirul Hasan V.1

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi; Manohar; 2008Description: 4vISBN:
  • 9788173047428
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 297.0954 ISL
Summary: The book is designed to cover important facets of Islam in South Asia, and to enhance our understanding of Islam Observed' and Islam Interpreted'. The volumes will cover India's encounter with the West; the search for an Islamic and secular identity in a colonial context; the intellectual struggle between the modernists and traditionalists for the Islamic heritage; the regional and social traditions that have enabled Muslims to develop a composite personality; and the rise of Muslim nationalism leading to the creation of Pakistan. Literature, music, drama and wit and humour will be covered as well to illuminate aspects of social history.
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The book is designed to cover important facets of Islam in South Asia, and to enhance our understanding of Islam Observed' and Islam Interpreted'. The volumes will cover India's encounter with the West; the search for an Islamic and secular identity in a colonial context; the intellectual struggle between the modernists and traditionalists for the Islamic heritage; the regional and social traditions that have enabled Muslims to develop a composite personality; and the rise of Muslim nationalism leading to the creation of Pakistan. Literature, music, drama and wit and humour will be covered as well to illuminate aspects of social history.

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