Modern Sufis and the state : the politics of Islam in South Asia and beyond /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors:	Ewing, Katherine Pratt (Editor), Corbett, Rosemary R. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Columbia University Press, [2020]
Series:	Religion, culture, and public life.
Subjects:	Sufis > Political activity > South Asia. Sufism > Political aspects > South Asia. Islam and politics > South Asia. South Asia > Politics and government. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction. Sufis and the State: The Politics of Islam in South Asia and Beyond / Katherine Pratt Ewing
Section I: Sufism and its Modern Engagements with a Global Order: 1. Anti-Colonial Militias or Activists for Peace? The Role of Private Foundations in Producing Pacifist Sufis During the Cold War / Rosemary R. Corbett
2. From Taṣawwuf Modern to Neo-Sufism: Nurcholish Madjid, Fazlur Rahman, and the Development of an Idea / Verena Meyer
3. Beyond Barelwiism: Tahir-ul-Qadri as an Example of Trends in Global Sufism / Marcia Hermansen
Commentary on Section I: Ambiguities and Ironic Reversals in the Categorization of Sufism / Carl Ernst
Section II: Sufis, Shari`a, and Reform: 4. Is the Taliban Anti-Sufi? Deobandi Discourses on Sufism in Contemporary Pakistan / Brannon Ingram
5. Sufism through the Prism of Sharia: A Reformist Barelwi Girls' Madrasa in U.P., India / Usha Sanyal
6. Lives of a Fatwa: Sufism, Music, and Islamic Reform in Kutch, Gujarat / Brian Bond
Commentary on Section II: Sufis, Shari`a and Reform / Muhammad Qasim Zaman
Section III: Sufis and Politics in Pakistan: 7. 'A Way of Life Rather Than an Ideology?': Sufism, Pīrs and the Politics of Identity in Sindh / Sarah Ansari
8. Sufi Politics and the "War on Terror" in Pakistan: Looking for an Alternative to Radical Islamism? / Alix Philippon
9. "Our Vanished Lady": Memory, Ritual, and Shia-Sunni Relations at Bībī Pāk Dāman / Noor Zaidi
Commentary on Section III: The Problems and Perils of Translating Sufism as 'Moderate Islam' / SherAli Tareen
Section IV: Sufism in Indian National Spaces: 10. Is all politics local?: Neighborhood shrines and religious healing in contemporary India / Carla Bellamy
11. Sufi Healing and Secular Psychiatry in India / Helene Basu
12. Sufi Sound, Sufi Space: Indian Cinema and the Mise-en-scène of Indian Pluralism / Rachana Umashankar
Commentary on Section IV: Sufism in Indian National Spaces / Bruce Lawrence
Conclusion: Thinking Otherwise / Rosemary Corbett
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