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Zusatztext This compelling collection of essays features some of the most creative scholars working on the cultural history of the Indian Ocean world. Breaking down the boundaries of area studies, the volume charts the multiple forms of belonging that both connected and divided communities across the Bay of Bengal. The essays here bring a vivid sense of place and personality to their analysis of how deep historical ties, familial and spiritual, flourished even under European domination; yet they are equally attentive to the points where connections rupture. This rigorous, thoughtful volume represents the very cutting edge of the field. Informationen zum Autor Michael Laffan is Professor of History at Princeton University, USA. He is also the author of I slamic Nationhood and Colonial Indonesia: The Umma Below the Winds (2003), The Makings of Indonesian Islam: Orientalism and the Narration of a Sufi Past (2011), and Facing Fear: The History of an Emotion in Global Perspective (2012). Vorwort An interconnected history of the regions surrounding the Bay of Bengal in the 19th and 20th centuries, weaving together themes of migration, diaspora, ethnicity, religion, culture and the emergence of nationalist politics and state policies. Zusammenfassung Belonging across the Bay of Bengal discusses themes connecting the regions bordering the Bay of Bengal, mainly covering the period from the mid-19th through the mid-20th centuries – a crucial period of transition from colonialism to independence. Focusing on the notion of ‘belonging’, the chapters in this collection highlight themes of ethnicity, religion, culture and the emergence of nationalist politics and state policies as they relate to the movement of peoples in the region. While the Indian Ocean has been of interest to scholars for decades, there has been a notable tilt towards historicizing the Western half of that space, often prioritizing Islamic trade as the key connective glue prior to the rise of Western power and the later emergence of transnational Indian nationalism. Belonging across the Bay of Bengal enriches this story by drawing attention to Buddhist and migrant connectivities, introducing discussions of Lanka, Burma and the Straits Settlements to establish the historical context of the current refugee crises playing out in these regions.This is a timely and innovative volume that offers a fresh approach to Indian Ocean history, further enriching our understanding of the current debates over minority rights and refugee problems in the region. It will be of great significance to all students and scholars of Indian Ocean studies as well as historians of modern South and Southeast Asia. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: Dhows, Steamers, Lifeboats Michael Laffan (Princeton University, USA) Part One: Sacred Itineraries, Indian Bodies 1. Buddhist Networks across the Indian Ocean: Trans-Regional Strategies and Affiliations, Anne Blackburn (Cornell University, USA) 2. Borobudur in the Light of Asia: Scholars, Pilgrims, and Knowledge Networks of Greater India, Marieke Bloembergen (Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, Leiden, Netherlands) 3. Keramats Running Amuck: Islamic Parahistories of Travel, Belonging, Crimes, and Madness, Terenjit Sevea (University of Pennsylvania, USA) 4. The Second Sikh: Exile, Panic, and Memory in the Straits Settlement, Arjun Naidu (Leiden University, Netherlands) Part Two: Merchants, Migrations, Rights 5. "Money-Making Is Their Prime Concern": Markets, Mobility, and Matrimony among South Indian Muslims in Colonial Southeast Asia Torsten Tschacher (Free University of Berlin, Germany) 6. Transcultural Intimacies in British Burma and the Straits Settlements: A History of Belonging, Differe...
