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Informationen zum Autor Mushirul Hasan is the Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Klappentext Moderate or Militant argues that Indian Muslims have been misunderstood both by the nationalist discourse and the West. Using seminal texts on modern Islam and the writings of modern Indian Muslim thinkers, Mushirul Hasan discusses the pluralism of Indian Muslims and the importance of strengthening secularism in India. Zusammenfassung Mushirul Hasan makes a valuable contribution to debates about the society, policy, and history of Indian Muslims in this book. Rejecting generalizations like Good Muslim, Bad Muslim and the clash of civilizations, this book presents Indian Islam as one that is rooted in its environment and that exists in a pluralist milieu. Hasan's agenda is to defend pluralism, secularism, and tolerance against skewed notions of Islam and Muslims that are being promoted by right-wing ideologies and some sections of the West. Hasan argues that not only have Hindu nationalist historiography and the hegemonizing Indian nationalist discourse ignored modern Indian Muslim thought, Western scholars of more orthodox forms of Islam have made misjudgements about Muslims based on prejudice. Moderate or Militant brings together Hasan's arguments on communalism, nationalism, education, and partition. Using the writings of modern Muslim thinkers like Aziz Ahmad and Mohammad Mujeeb, and many other seminal writings on nineteenth and early-twentieth century Indian Islam, Hasan tries to make a dent in the appalling ignorance about Islam and the culture associated with it that exists today. This book will be of interest to social scientists, public policymakers, and those interested in understanding Indian Muslims. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Of Bitter Passions 2: Let Colour Fill the Flowers, Let Breeze of Early Spring Blow 3: Questioning Civilizational Fault Lines 4: Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom Education and Faith: Exaltation of Orthodoxies 5: The Sound of Falling Leaves 6: The Choices and the Roads Taken Glossary Chronology Bibliography Index ...
