| Muslims in India Since 1947: Islamic Perspectives on Inter-Faith Relations Contributor(s): Yoginder Sikand (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415406048 ISBN-13: 9780415406048 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Islamic Studies - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 297.280 |
| Series: Royal Asiatic Society Books |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.90 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 which call for dialogue, reconciliation and inter-faith harmony. |