Islam in Bangladesh / / U.A.B. Razia Akter.

• Superior document: International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology ; 58
• VerfasserIn: Akter, U.A.B. Razia,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : Brill,, 1992.
• Year of Publication: 1992
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology ; 58.; International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology Online.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; List of Tables /; Preface /; Chapter I Social Anomalies, a Prophetic Break and the Growth of Islam in Bengal (from AD 1201 to 1757) /; Chapter II Changes in Islam in Bengal Area during the British and post-British Periods /; Chapter III Religious Beliefs in Bangladesh Islam /; Chapter IV Social Bases of Islamic Religious Beliefs /; Chapter V Islamic Religious Practice in Bangladesh and its Social Bases /; Chapter VI Islam and Muslim-Hindu Relations in Bangladesh /; Chapter VII Islam and Socio-economic Development in Bangladesh /; Chapter VIII Islam and Women in Bangladesh /; Chapter IX Islam and Political Culture in Bangladesh /; Chapter X Conclusion /; Bibliography /; Index /; International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004478043
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: U.A.B. Razia Akter.

This study, done within the comprehensive Weberian framework, focuses on religion and social change in Bangladesh through an imaginative use of qualitative as well as quantitative methods of modern social research. It first provides a sociological interpretation of the origin and development of Islam in Bengal using historical and literary works on Bengal. The main contribution is based on two sample surveys conducted by Mrs. Banu in 20 villages of Bangladesh and in three areas in the metropolitan Dhaka city. Using these survey data, she gives a sociological analysis of Islamic religious beliefs and practices in contemporary Bangladesh, and more importantly, she studies the impact of the Islamic religious beliefs on the socio- economic development and political culture in present-day Bangladesh. She also shows how Islam compares with modern education in social 'transforming capacity'. This careful and rigorous work is a notable contribution to sociology of religion and helps to deepen our understanding of the interactions between religious and social changes common to many parts of the Third World.