The Shi'a in Modern South Asia
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The Shi'a in Modern South Asia

Religion, History and Politics

Justin Jones,Ali Usman Qasmi

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The Shi'a in Modern South Asia

Religion, History and Politics

Justin Jones,Ali Usman Qasmi

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While most studies of Shi'i Islam have focused upon Iran or the Middle East, South Asia is another global region which is home to a large and influential Shi'i population. This edited volume establishes the importance of the Indian subcontinent, which has been profoundly shaped by Shi'i cultures, regimes and populations throughout its history, for the study of Shi'i Islam in the modern world. The essays within this volume, all written by leading scholars of the field, explore various Shi'i communities (both Isna 'Ashari and Isma'ili) in parts of the subcontinent as diverse as Karachi, Lucknow, Bombay and Hyderabad, as well as South Asian Shi'i diasporas in East Africa. Drawing from a range of disciplinary perspectives including history, religious studies, anthropology and political science, they examine a range of themes relating to Shi'i belief, practice, piety and belonging, as well as relations between Shi'i and non-Shi'i communities.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9781316339077
Topic
History
Subtopic
Indian & South Asian History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction: The Shi‘a in South Asia
  7. 1 Faith Deployed for a New Shi‘i Polity in India: The Theology of Sayyid Dildar ‘Ali Nasirabadi
  8. 2 The Isma‘ili – Isna ‘Ashari Divide Among the Khojas: Exploring Forgotten Judicial Data from Karachi
  9. 3 Local Nodes of a Transnational Network: A case study of a Shi‘i family in Awadh, 1900–1950
  10. 4 Shi‘ism, Humanity and Revolution in Twentieth-century India: Selfhood and Politics in the Husainology of ‘Ali Naqi Naqvi
  11. 5 Universalising Aspirations: Community and Social Service in the Isma‘ili Imagination in Twentieth-century South Asia and East Africa
  12. 6 Muslims, Media and Mobility in the Indian Ocean Region: Two conceptions of Twelver Shi‘i Reform
  13. 7 Shari‘a, Shi‘as and Chishtiya Revivalism: Contextualising the Growth of Sectarianism in the Tradition of the Sialvi Saints of Punjab
  14. 8 Third Wave Shi‘ism: Sayyid ‘Arif Husain al-Husaini and the Islamic Revolution in Pakistan
  15. Contributors
  16. Index