Islamic Minorities of South Asia
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Islamic Minorities of South Asia

An Ethnographic Account

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eBook - ePub

Islamic Minorities of South Asia

An Ethnographic Account

About this book

Islam and Islamicate South Asia have generated interest since 9/11 as never before. However, Islamic Minorities, specifically, is still a relatively neglected area of study in South Asian Islam. It may be due to the reason that there has been a tendency to look at Islam as a monolithic faith and Muslims as a monolithic population to the western world.

This book focuses on such Islamic Minorities as the Shias (dominant Isna Ashari/Twelver Shias), Ismaili Khoja, Dawoodi Bohra, and Ahmedia/Qadiyani communities and looks at them from the perspective of their interaction with Hindu cultures and traditions. Written in lucid language from a sociological perspective, it should be an important contribution to the field of "Lived Islam" or "Islam in Practice."

This book will be invaluable to all those interested in the religion, society, and culture of Muslim South Asia.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction: Islam in South Asia and the Idea of ā€œLived Islamā€
  8. 1 Contemporary Shades of Islam in South Asia
  9. 2 A Brief Socio-religious History of the Shias
  10. 3 Development of Shiaism in Indian Subcontinent
  11. 4 Mourning (Azadaari) and Martyrdom: The Defining Feature of Shia Identity
  12. 5 Network of Social Relationships: Caste, Family, Kinship, and Marriage
  13. 6 Economic and Political Life
  14. 7 Shia Women: Role Models and Changing Social Status
  15. 8 Impact of Ayatollah Khomeiniā€™s Revolution on the Shias of South Asia
  16. 9 Shia Festivals
  17. 10 Shias of Lucknow, Hyderabad, and Jammu and Kashmir
  18. 11 Fratricidal War: Islamā€™s Existential Crisis
  19. 12 From Ijtihad to Ismah: Some Concepts in ā€œShia Islamā€
  20. 13 Shia Communities in Pakistan
  21. 14 Ahmadi Community in Pakistan and its Persecution
  22. Ismailism and Ismaili Communities
  23. 15 The Bohra
  24. 16 The Khoja
  25. Bibliography