Islamism and democracy in India : the transformation of Jamaat-e-Islami /

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Jamaat-e-Islami Hind is the most influential Islamist organization in India today. Founded in 1941 by Syed Abul Ala Maududi with aim of spreading Islamic values in the subcontinent, Jamaat and its young offshoot, the Student Islamic Movement of India or SIMI, have been watched closely by Indian secu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ahmad, Irfan, 1974-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2009.
Series:Princeton studies in Muslim politics.
Subjects:
Jamāʻat-i Islāmī (India)
Jamāʻat-i Islāmī (India) > Political activity.
Jamaat-e Islami
Geschichte 1941-2005.
Islam and politics > India.
Islam and secularism > India.
Democracy > Religious aspects > Islam.
Islam et laïcité > Inde.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
RELIGION > Religion, Politics & State.
Democracy > Religious aspects > Islam
Islam and politics
Islam and secularism
Political participation
Politics and government
Ideologie
Islam.
Demokratie.
Politik.
Religion.
Islam och politik > Indien.
Demokrati > religiösa aspekter > Indien.
India > Politics and government.
Inde > Politique et gouvernement.
India
Indien
Indien.
Indien > politik och förvaltning.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • pt. I. Fieldwork and historical context
  • Doing fieldwork in times of war
  • Contextualizing the formation and ideology of Islamism
  • pt. II. Zigzags to Allah's kingdom
  • Educating the children
  • Mobilizing the young
  • Defining Islam: conflict and democratization
  • pt. III. Opposition and negotiation
  • Invoking Jihad
  • Negotiating the idol: secularism, democracy, and Allah's kingdom.

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