Deoband Madrassah Movement - Countercultural Trends and Tendencies

Informationen zum Autor Muhammad Moj Klappentext This innovative book analyses the growth of Deobandi Islam, a religious sect whose followers include extremist groups such as the Taliban, through the frame of a counterculture in conflict with mainstream Muslim society. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Prologue; 1. Deoband Madrassah Movement: Research Context; 2. Origin of the DMM: Seeds of a Counterculture; 3. DMM in United India: Activist Countercultural Trends; 4. DMM in Pakistan: Countercultural Politics and Extremism; 5. Deobandi Islam: Countering the Folk Islam and Popular Custom; 6. DMM versus Mainstream Society: Viewpoint of Deobandi Journals and Students; Epilogue; Appendices; Glossary of Islamic Terms; References; Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Muhammad Moj, Moj Muhammad
• Editore: Anthem Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.03.2015
• EAN: 9781783083886
• ISBN: 978-1-78308-388-6
• Pagine: 262
• Serie: Diversity and Plurality in South Asia
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni; Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General, RELIGION / Islam / Rituals & Practice, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals, Islamic worship, rites & ceremonies