Making a Muslim - Reading Publics Contesting Identities in Nineteenth Century North

Post 1857, colonial India witnessed the emergence of numerous new forms of Muslim identities, some emerging as new Islamic 'sects' (maslaks), and others based on educational priorities. This book critically examines, how a feeling of utter humiliation - zillat - acted as an agentive force allowing Muslims to remake their many identities.

List of contents

Preface: The Making of this Book; Introduction; 1. Who is a Muslim?: Identities of Exclusion; 2. Zillat, apne hathö se; 3. Main majb¿r hu'¿: Print Matters; 4. Performativity, and Orality in Print; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index

About the author

S. Akbar Zaidi is currently the Executive Director of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi. He was Professor at Columbia University, New York from 2010 to 2020, where he held a joint position at the School of International and Public Affairs, and the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies. He was also Adjunct Professor at the IBA from 2013 to 2020. In his academic career of over 35 years, he has taught courses on colonial history, Pakistani history and on the political economy of South Asia. His most recent publication is New Perspectives on Pakistan's Political Economy (Cambridge, 2019) which he co-edited with Matthew McCartney.

Summary

Post 1857, colonial India witnessed the emergence of numerous new forms of Muslim identities, some emerging as new Islamic 'sects' (maslaks), and others based on educational priorities. This book critically examines, how a feeling of utter humiliation - zillat - acted as an agentive force allowing Muslims to remake their many identities.

Product details

• Authors: S Akbar Zaidi, S. Akbar Zaidi, Zaidi S. Akbar
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781108490535
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49053-5
• No. of pages: 266
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Islam, Social & cultural history, India, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Religion, Religion & politics, Social and cultural history, Religion and Politics, HISTORY / Asia / South / General