1st Edition

Frontiers of Embedded Muslim Communities in India

Edited By Vinod K. Jairath Copyright 2011
286 Pages
by Routledge India

286 Pages
by Routledge India

286 Pages
by Routledge India

This volume approaches the study of Muslim societies through an evolutionary lens, challenging Islamic traditions, identities, communities, beliefs, practices and ideologies as static, frozen or unchangeable. It assumes that there is neither a monolithic, essential or authentic Islam, nor a homogeneous Muslim community. Similarly, there are no fixed binary oppositions such as between the ulama... Read more
Preface Introduction: Towards a Framework Vinod K. Jairath 1. Border Transgressions and the Frontiers of Faith in Kachchh, Gujarat Farhana Ibrahim 2. We are Different from Shias Here; We Are Different from Iranis There: Irani Shias in Hyderabad Vinod K. Jairath and Huma R Kidwai 3. Sidis of Gujarat Building Community — Their Role in Indian History into Contemporary Times Beheroze Shroff 4. Consanguineous Marriage and Kinship System: Impact of Socio-cultural Dynamics Among the Muslims of Delhi, India R. Nasir and A.K. Kalla 5. Social Stratification Among the Muslims of Kerala P.R.G. Mathur 6. Ethnic Identity and Islamization among the Borewale Muslims of Andhra Pradesh S.A.A. Saheb 7. Taleem, Tanzeem aur Tijaarat: The Changing Role of the AIJQ Zarin Ahmad 8. Multiple Identities and Educational Choices: Reflections on Ansari Students in a School of Banaras Nirmali Goswami 9. Tamil Muslims and the Dravidian Movement: Alliance and Contradictions S. Anvar 10. Muslim Perceptions and Responses in Post-police Action Contexts in Hyderabad M.A. Moid 11. Naata, Nyaya: Friendship and/or Justice on the Border Rowena Robinson

Biography

Vinod K. Jairath is Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Hyderabad.