Muslims in India Since 1947: Islamic Perspectives on Inter-Faith Relations (Royal Asiatic Society Books) - Hardcover

Yoginder Sikand, Yoginder

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415314860 ISBN 13: 9780415314862

Publisher: Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

Muslims in India today are responding to the challenge of religious pluralism in a variety of ways. This book explores the attempts being made by scholar-activists and Muslim organisations to develop new understandings of Islam to relate to people of other faiths and to the modern nation-state, and to deal with issues such as democracy and secularism. It examines how a common predicament, characterised by a sense of siege and the perception of being an oppressed minority, is producing new expressions of Islam, some of which seek to relate to non-Muslims in terms of confrontation, and others which call for dialogue, reconciliation and inter-faith harmony.

About this title

About the Author:

Yoginder Sikand is presently based at the International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World, Leiden, The Netherlands as a post-doctoral research scholar. He is the editor of web-magazine www.islaminterfaith.org which is devoted to discussion of issues related to Muslims in South Asia.

Review:

'This book is a must read for studies and research about inter-religious dialogue and relations between Muslims and Hindus in India.' - The Muslim World Book Review, 26:I, 2005

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0415314860
• ISBN 13: 9780415314862
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288