The Aga Khan case Religion and identity in colonial India

By:

Purohit Teena

Contributor(s):

Publication details: London Harvard University Press 2012Description: 183p xiISBN:

9780674066397

Subject(s):

1. Aga Khan - 1804 - 1881 - Trials - Litigation2. Ismailites - Legal Status,- India - History - 19th Century3. Khojas - Legal Status - Religion & Statecentury. 4. Tithes - Islamic Law

DDC classification:

344.540000 PUR

Contents:

Summary: An Arab-centric perspective dominates the West's understanding of Islam. Purohit presses for a view of Islam as a heterogeneous religion that has found a variety of expressions in local contexts. The Ismaili community in colonial India illustrates how much more complex Muslim identity is, and always has been, than the media would have us believe.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BOOKs	National Law School	344.54 PUR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		30178

Summary:
An Arab-centric perspective dominates the West's understanding of Islam. Purohit presses for a view of Islam as a heterogeneous religion that has found a variety of expressions in local contexts. The Ismaili community in colonial India illustrates how much more complex Muslim identity is, and always has been, than the media would have us believe.

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