CiNii 図書 - The valley of Kashmir : the making and unmaking of a composite culture?

The Valley of Kashmir, long famous around the world for its unparalleled natural scenic beauty also has a rich cultural heritage with religious tolerance and amity among people belonging to different religious faiths as its core. The arrival of Islam in the late fourteenth century and its interaction with an ancient Shaiva tradition resulted in the emergence of a liberal version of the faith. It was a turning point in Kashmirs history. Popular culture grew rich with folk tale, song, dance and music and with what craftsman could weave, stitch and shape with their nimble fingers.When self-rule came in 1947, it was overshadowed by armed intervention to secure the accession of the state of Jammu & Kashmir to Pakistan. The dispute over the issue is still unresolved. Within the Valley, years of opportunistic policies pursued by Delhi and corruption and misgovernance by Srinagar proved to be fertile soil for the eruption of a violent, jehadi, secessionist movement around 1980 that drove the Hindu minority into exile, tore apart the composite culture, and resulted in large scale loss of life and property. There are signs visible today that the utter futility of the path of violence, which engendered counter violence, has dawned on some of its votaries. These and other issues are addressed in this volume by a galaxy of scholars, including Kashmiris, from India, France, Germany, the UK and the USA under the thoughtful editorship of Aparna Rao who, sadly, died before the work could be placed with a publisher. Throughout the preparation of this volume, Rao worked in consultation with Professor T.N. Madan. The result is a book rich in information, insights and interpretations that entitle it to stand alongside Walter Lawrences classic work, The Valley of Kashmir (1985), from which its title is borrowed.

Foreword
Kashmir, Kashmiris, Kashmiriyat: An Introductory Essay
The Kashmiri Pandits: Their Early History
Mass Conversion in Medieval Kashmir: Academic Perceptions & People's Practice
Islam, State & Society in Medieval Kashmir: A Revaluation of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani's Historical Role
Lalla's Relation to the Shaivite & Sufi Traditions in Kashmir
Land Rights in Rural Kashmir: A Study in Continuity & Change from Late-Sixteenth to Late-Twentieth Centuries
Shrines, Political Authority, & Religious Identitites in Late-Nineteenth & Early-Twentieth-century Kashmir
Maji Khir Bhavani: The Kashmiri Kuladevi
The Dying Linguistic Heritage of the Kashmiris: Kashmiri Literary Culture & Langague
Kashmiri Music in the Context of the Music of Muslim Near East & Central Asia & the Music of India
Dissolution & Dispersal: The Impact of Modernity & Conflict on Pandas of Kashmir Valley
A Black Dog's Gaze: Some Insights into the Mortuary Rites & Conceptual Transformations among the Gujar & Popular Kashmiri Sufism & the Challenge of Scripturalist Islam (1900-1989)
Kashmir as Paradise on Earth
Revisiting Key Episodes in Modern Kashmiri History
The Rhetorics of the Kashmiri Militant Movement: Azadi or Jihad
Kashmiri Women & the Conflict: From Icon to Agency
Kashmiri Exceptionalism
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