Culture of Inequality: The Changing Hindu-Muslim Relations in Maharashtra

ISBN-13: 9780367819422 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 156 str.

Amod N. Damle; Nilu H. Damle

Opis

This book offers a historical perspective on the changing Hindu–Muslim relationship in India through a study of syncretic traditions in Kurundwad, Maharashtra. It explores the social and cultural dynamics between the two communities and analyses underlying issues of caste hierarchy, Hindu hegemony, and social dominance.

Spis treści

List of Figures. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction 2. The Arrival of Islam in the Deccan 3. Cultural and Religious Exchange between Hinduism and Islam 4. Cultural Change in Kurundwad 5. Why is Kurundwad Changing? 6. Culture and Inequality 7. The Changing Hindu-Muslim Relations in Maharashtra 8. Concluding Remarks. Index.