Monsoon Islam - Trade and Faith on the Medieval Malabar Coast

Reveals a distinct trajectory of Islamic history that developed among Muslim merchant communities across the medieval Indian Ocean.

List of contents

Introduction. The first Indian Muslim; 1. The port; 2. The mosque; 3. The palace; 4. The sea; Conclusion. Monsoon Muslims.

About the author

Sebastian R. Prange is Assistant Professor of History at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. He has published on South Indian history, Islamic connections between South and Southeast Asia, the pepper trade, and piracy. His scholarship has been recognized with major awards by the Institute of Historical Research, the International Economic History Association, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies.

Summary

Explores how the interaction of Muslim merchants with non-Muslim societies in medieval Indian Ocean ports resulted in a distinct strand of Islamic thought and practice. This trajectory of Islam, marked by cosmopolitanism, cultural exchange, and pragmatic adaptation, continues to shape how the faith is lived across much of monsoon Asia.

Product details

• Authors: Sebastian R. Prange, Sebastian R. (University of British Columb Prange, Sebastian R. (University of British Columbia Prange
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781108424387
• ISBN: 978-1-108-42438-7
• No. of pages: 358
• Series: Cambridge Oceanic Histories; Cambridge Oceanic Histories
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Asian History, HISTORY / Asia / South / General