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/Twelwer Shias), Ismaili Khoja, Dawoodi Bohra and Ahmedia/Qadiyani communities and looks at them from the perspective of their interaction with the Hindu cultures and traditions. Written in a 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 religion, society, and culture of Muslim South Asia.
Introduction 1. Contemporary Shades of Islam in South Asia 2. A Short Socio-religious History of the Shias 3. Development of Shiaism in Indian Sub-continent 4. Mourning and Martyrdom: The Defining Feature of Shia Identity 5. Network of Social Relationships: Caste, Family, Kinship and Marriage 6. Economic and Political Life 7. Shia Women: Role Models and Changing Social Status 8. Impact of Ayatollah Khomeini’s Revolution on the Shias of South Asia 9. Shia Festivals 10. Shias of Lucknow, Hyderabad and Jammu & Kashmir 11. Fratricidal War: Islam's Existential Crisis 12. From Ijtihad to Ismah: Some Concepts in 'Shia Islam' 13. Shia Communities of Pakistan 14. The Ahmedi Community of Pakistan ISMAILISM AND ISMAILI COMMUNITIES 15. The Bohra 16. The Khoja References and Bibliography
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