Islamization in Modern South Asia : : Deobandi Reform and the Gujjar Response / / David Emmanuel Singh.

This book explores the religious identity of the indigenous Gujjars living in Rajaji National Park (RNP), Uttarakhand, India. In the broader context of forest conservation discourse, steps taken by the local government to relocate the Gujjars outside RNP have been crucial in their choice to associat...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2012]
©2012
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Religion and Society , 56
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Physical Description:1 online resource (334 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One: The Deoband School
  • Chapter Two: The Van Gujjars
  • Chapter three: The Gujjar ‘Indigeneity’
  • Chapter Four: Deobandi Islamization
  • Chapter Five: The Gujjar Response
  • Concluding Discussion
  • Bibliography
  • Appendices
  • Subject Index
  • People/Organisations Index
  • Place Index