Islamism and democracy in India : the transformation of Jamaat-e-Islami / Irfan Ahmad.
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind is the most influential Islamist organization in India today. Founded in 1941 by Syed Abul Ala Maududi with aim of spreading Islamic values in the subcontinent, Jamaat and its young offshoot, the Student Islamic Movement of India or SIMI, have been watched closely by Indian secu...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2009. |
| Series: | Princeton studies in Muslim politics.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- pt. I. Fieldwork and historical context
- Doing fieldwork in times of war
- Contextualizing the formation and ideology of Islamism
- pt. II. Zigzags to Allah's kingdom
- Educating the children
- Mobilizing the young
- Defining Islam: conflict and democratization
- pt. III. Opposition and negotiation
- Invoking Jihad
- Negotiating the idol: secularism, democracy, and Allah's kingdom.