Muslims in India since 1947 : Islamic perspectives on inter-faith relations /

Muslims in India today are responding to the challenge of religious pluralism in a variety of ways. This book explores the attempts being made by scholar-activists and Muslim organisations to develop new understandings of Islam to relate to people of other faiths and to the modern nation-state, and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sikand, Yoginder Singh
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004.
Colección:Royal Asiatic Society books.
Temas:
Since 1947
Islam > Relations > Hinduism.
Hinduism > Relations > Islam.
Muslims > Political activity > India.
RELIGION > Islam > Theology.
Ethnic relations.
Hinduism.
Interfaith relations.
Islam.
Muslims > Political activity.
Politics and government
India > Politics and government > 1947-
India > Ethnic relations.
Inde > Politique et gouvernement > 1947-
India.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Muslims in India today are responding to the challenge of religious pluralism in a variety of ways. This book explores the attempts being made by scholar-activists and Muslim organisations to develop new understandings of Islam to relate to people of other faiths and to the modern nation-state, and to deal with issues such as democracy and secularism. It examines how a common predicament, characterised by a sense of siege and the perception of being an oppressed minority, is producing new expressions of Islam, some of which seek to relate to non-Muslims in terms of confrontation, and others wh.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 274 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-255) and index.
ISBN:0203561384
9780203561386

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