| Being Muslim and Working for Peace: Ambivalence and Ambiguity in Gujarat Contributor(s): Susewind, Raphael (Author) |
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ISBN: 8132110420 ISBN-13: 9788132110422 Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd OUR PRICE: $38.94 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2013 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Peace |
| Dewey: 303.660 |
| LCCN: 2012046749 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.75" W x 8.81" (0.82 lbs) 180 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Being Muslim and Working for Peace explores various ways in which religious beliefs, ritual practices and dynamics of belonging impact the politics of Muslim peace activists in Gujarat, and traces how their activism in turn transforms their sense of being. It challenges popular notions about Muslims in India and questions ill-conceived research designs in the sociology of religion. More than a decade after the 2002 riots in Gujarat, this empirical typology sheds light on the diversity of Muslim civil society and Muslims in civil society. Muslim peace activists in post-conflict Gujarat experience the ′ambivalence of the sacred′ as a personal dynamic; as faith-based actors, secular technocrats, emancipating women and doubting professionals, they struggle for a better future in diverse and sometimes surprising ways. By taking their diversity seriously, this book sharpens the distinction between ambivalence and ambiguity, and provides fresh perspectives on religion and politics in India today. |
Contributor Bio(s): Susewind, Raphael: - Raphael Susewind is currently Associate of the Contemporary South Asia Studies Programme, University of Oxford, Oxford and Doctoral Candidate in Social Anthropology, University of Bielefeld, Germany. He was earlier Research Fellow in Comparative Politics and International Development Studies at the University of Marburg, Germany. |