Muslims in India Since 1947: Islamic Perspectives on Inter-Faith Relations

ISBN-13: 9780415406048 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 288 str.

Yoginder Sikand

Opis

This collection of essays deals with the varied responses of Muslims in post-1947 India to a complex situation of being a minority faced with the growing threat of Hindu militancy.

Recenzje

'This book is a "must" read for studies and research about inter-religious dialogue and relations between Muslims and Hindus in India.' - The Muslim World Book Review, 26:I, 2005

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Asghar 'Ali Engineer 's Quest for a Contextual Islamic Theology  3. Islam and the Muslim Minority Predicament: Reflections on the Contributions of Sayyed Abul Hasan 'Ali Nadwi  4. Peace, Dialogue and Da'wah: An Analysis of the Writings of Maulana Wahiduddin Khan  5. Islamic Voice's Agenda for the Muslims of India  6. An Islamist Approach to Inter-Faith Dialogue: The Jama'at-i Islami of India  7. Islamic Perspectives on Liberation and Dialogue: Muslim Writings in Dalit Voice  8. The 'Dalit Muslims' and the All-India Backward Muslim Morcha  9. Islam and the Dalit Quest for Liberation in Contemporary India  10. 'Now or Never!': The Inter-Faith Dialogue Project of Acharya Maulana Shams Naved 'Usmani  11. The Deendar Anjuman: Between Dialogue and Conflict  12. Islamist Activism in Contemporary India: The Students' Islamic Movement of India  13. Kashmir: From National Liberation to Islamist Jihad?  14. Glossary  15. References

O autorze

Yoginder Sikand is presently based at the International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World, Leiden, The Netherlands as a post-doctoral research scholar. He is the editor of web-magazine www.islaminterfaith.org which is devoted to discussion of issues related to Muslims in South Asia.