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Islam in South Asia: A Short History
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Islam in South Asia: A Short History Tapa dura - 2008

de Jamal Malik


Información de la editorial

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Descripción de contraportada

Islamic South Asia has become a focal point in academia. Where did Muslims come from? How did they fare in interacting with Hindu cultures? How did they negotiate identity as ruling and ruled minorities and majorities? Part I covers early Muslim expansion and the formative phase in context of initial cultural encounter (app. 700-1300). Part II views the establishment of Muslim empire, cultures oscillating between Islamic and Islamicate, centralised and regionalised power (app. 1300-1700). Part III is composed in the backdrop of regional centralisation, territoriality and colonial rule, displaying processes of integration and differentiation of Muslim cultures in colonial setting (app. 1700-1930). Tensions between Muslim pluralism and singularity evolving in public sphere make up the fourth cluster (app. 1930-2002).

Detalles

  • Título Islam in South Asia: A Short History
  • Autor Jamal Malik
  • Encuadernación Tapa dura
  • Páginas 520
  • Volúmenes 1
  • Idioma ENG
  • Editorial Brill
  • Fecha de publicación 2008
  • Ilustrado
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9789004168596 / 9004168591
  • Peso 2.2 libras (1.00 kg)
  • Dimensiones 9.7 x 6.6 x 1.3 pulgadas (24.64 x 16.76 x 3.30 cm)
  • Temas
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Religious Orientation: Islamic
  • Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2008021190
  • Dewey Decimal Code 297.095

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Citas

  • Choice, 07/01/2009, Page 0
  • Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2009, Page 21

Acerca del autor

Jamal Malik, Ph.D. (1989) in South Asian History, Heidelberg, and post-doc (1994) in Islamic Studies, Bamberg, is Professor of Religious Studies at Erfurt University. He has published extensively on Muslims in South Asia and Europe, including Religious Pluralism in South Asia and Europe (OUP 2004)