Who Is a Muslim? : Orientalism and Literary Populisms /

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Who Is a Muslim? argues that modern Urdu literature, from its inception in colonial institutions such as Fort William College, Calcutta, to its dominant iterations in contemporary Pakistan-popular novels, short stories, television serials-is formed around a question that is and historically has been...

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Autor principal: Khan, Maryam Wasif (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2021]
Temas:
Islam and literature > Pakistan > History.
Islam in literature.
Muslims in literature.
Saracens in literature.
Urdu literature > History and criticism.
Asian Studies.
Islamic Studies.
Literary Studies.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern.
Islam.
Orientalism.
Populism.
Urdu literature.
piety movements.
religious nationalisms.
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Note on Transliteration
  • Introduction. Who Is a Muslim?
  • 1 Mahometan/Muslim: The Chronotope of the Oriental Tale
  • 2 Hindustani/Urdu: The Oriental Tale in the Colony
  • 3 Nation/Qaum: The "Musalmans" of India
  • 4 Martyr/Mujāhid: Muslim Origins and the Modern Urdu Novel
  • 5 Modern/Mecca: Populist Piety in the Con temporary Urdu Novel
  • Epilogue. Us, People / People Like Us: Fehmida Riaz and a Secular Subjectivity in Urdu
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index

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