Islam, Sufism and everyday politics of belonging in South Asia

Author(s)

• Dandekar, Deepra
• Tschacher, Torsten

Bibliographic Information

Islam, Sufism and everyday politics of belonging in South Asia

edited by Deepra Dandekar and Torsten Tschacher

（Routledge advances in South Asian studies / series editor, Subrata K. Mitra, 31）

Routledge, 2016

• : hbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [314]-343) and index

Contents of Works

• Sufis, Dervishes and Alevi-Bektasis : interfaces of heterodox Islam and nationalist politics from the Balkans, Turkey and India / Robert M. Hayden
• Who's the master? : understanding the religious preceptors on the margins of modernized religions / Dusan Deák
• Islamic and Buddhist impacts on the shrine at Daftar Jailani, Sri Lanka / Dennis B. McGilvray
• Longing and belonging at a Sufi saint shrine abroad / Frank J. Korom
• The politics of gender in the Sufi imaginary / Kelly Pemberton
• The everyday as an enactment of the trauma of being a Muslim woman in India : a study of two artists / Shaheen Salma Ahmed
• Who in in? Who is out? : social vs political space in the Sufi shrines of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai and Syed Pir Waris Shah in Sindh and Punjab, Pakistan / Uzma Rehman
• The survival of the syncretic cults of Shirdi Sai Baba and Haji Ali despite Hindu nationalism in Mumbai / Marika Vicziany
• Abdul Kader Mukadam : political opinions and a genealogy of Marathi intellectual and Muslim progressivism / Deepra Dandekar
• From "rational" to "Sufi Islam"? : the changing place of Muslims in Tamil nationalism / Torsten Tschacher
• "Sindhis are Sufi by nature" : Sufism as a marker of identity in Sindh / Julien Levesque
• The politics of Sufism on the ground : the political dimension of Pakistan's largest Sufi shrine / Linus Strothmann
• A garden of mirrors : retelling Sufi past and contemporary Muslim discourse / Afsar Mohammad
• "Islamic renaissance", Sufism and the nation-state : a debate in Kerala / Kandagopal R. Menon
• Mulla Vajhi's Sab Ras / Christina Oesterheld
• Sufism in Bengali / Max Stille

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book looks at the study of ideas, practices and institutions in South Asian Islam, commonly identified as 'Sufism', and how they relate to politics in South Asia. While the importance of Sufism for the lives of South Asian Muslims has been repeatedly asserted, the specific role played by Sufism in contestations over social and political belonging in South Asia has not yet been fully analysed. Looking at examples from five countries in South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan), the book begins with a detailed introduction to political concerns over 'belonging' in relation to questions concerning Sufism and Islam in South Asia. This is followed with sections on Producing and Identifying Sufism; Everyday and Public Forms of Belonging; Sufi Belonging, Local and National; and Intellectual History and Narratives of Belonging. Bringing together scholars from diverse disciplines, the book explores the connection of Islam, Sufism and the Politics of Belonging in South Asia. It is an important contribution to South Asian Studies, Islamic Studies and South Asian Religion.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Framing Sufism in South Asian Muslim Politics of Belonging Part 1: Producing and Identifying Sufism 1. Sufis, Dervishes and Alevi-Bektasis: Interfaces of Heterodox Islam and Nationalist Politics from the Balkans, Turkey and India 2. Who's the Master? Understanding the Religious Preceptors on the Margins of Modernized Religions 3. Islamic and Buddhist Impacts on the Shrine at Daftar Jailani, Sri Lanka 4. Longing and Belonging at a Sufi Saint Shrine Abroad Part 2: Everyday and Public Forms of Belonging 5. The Politics of Gender in the Sufi Imaginary 6. The Everyday as an Enactment of the Trauma of Being a Muslim Woman in India: A Study of Two Artists 7. Who Is In? Who Is Out? Social vs Political Space in the Sufi Shrines of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai and Syed Pir Waris Shah in Sindh and Punjab, Pakistan 8. The Survival of the Syncretic Cults of Shirdi Sai Baba and Haji Ali despite Hindu Nationalism in Mumbai Part 3: Sufi Belonging, Local and National 9. Abdul Kader Mukadam: Political Opinions and a Genealogy of Marathi Intellectual and Muslim Progressivism 10. From 'Rational' to 'Sufi Islam'? The Changing Place of Muslims in Tamil Nationalism 11. "Sindhis are Sufi by Nature": Sufism as a Marker of Identity in Sindh 12. The Politics of Sufism on the Ground: The Political Dimension of Pakistan's Largest Sufi Shrine Part 4: Intellectual History and Narratives of Belonging 13. A Garden of Mirrors: Retelling the Sufi Past and Contemporary Muslim Discourse 14. "Islamic Renaissance", Sufism and the Nation-State: A Debate in Kerala 15. Mulla Vajhi's Sab Ras 16. Sufism in Bengali wa'z mahfils

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB22196144
• ISBN:
  • 9781138910683
• LCCN: 2016009863
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 365 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BP188.8.S64
  • DC23 : 297.40954
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Sufis -- Political activity -- South Asia
  • LCSH : Sufism -- Political aspects -- South Asia
  • LCSH : Islam and politics -- South Asia
  • LCSH : South Asia -- Politics and government
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA7627772X