Islamic Movements in India: Moderation and Its Discontents

ISBN-13: 9781032084466 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 228 str.

Arndt-Walter Emmerich

Opis

This book analyses the emerging trend of Muslim minority politics in India and illustrates that a fundamental shift has occurred over the last 20 years.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Islamic Movements and the Secular State in India  2. Muslim Citizenship Politics and the Popular Front of India  3. Framing Muslim Victimhood: The Politics of Grief and Protection  4. Hindu Self-Defence against Muslim "Troublemakers"  5. Islamic Pragmatism and Legal Education: Appeal of the Popular Front of India  6. Value Politics, Illiberal Agendas and Modernity in India  7. Conclusion - Has Secular Politics Failed?

O autorze

Arndt Emmerich a Political Sociologist, is a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity in Göttingen, Germany. He is also Research Associate in the Oxford Department of International Development at the University of Oxford, UK.