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Title

Islamic civilization in South Asia : a history of Muslim power and presence in the Indian subcontinent / Burjor Avari.

Author

Avari, Burjor.

Publication

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

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Description

xviii, 317 pages, [12] pages plates : illustrations, maps; 25 cm

Summary

Muslims have been present in South Asia for 14 centuries. Nearly 40% of the people of this vast land mass follow the religion of Islam, and Muslim contribution to the cultural heritage of the sub-continent has been extensive. This textbook provides both undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as the general reader, with a comprehensive account of the history of Islam in India, encompassing political, socio-economic, cultural and intellectual aspects. Using a chronological framework, the book discusses the main events in each period between c. 600 CE and the present day, along with the key social and cultural themes. It discusses a range of topics, including: How power was secured, and how was it exercised; The crisis of confidence caused by the arrival of the West in the sub-continent; How the Indo-Islamic synthesis in various facets of life and culture came about. Excerpts at the end of each chapter allow for further discussion, and detailed maps alongside the text help visualise the changes through each time period. Introducing the reader to the issues concerning the Islamic past of South Asia, the book is a useful text for students and scholars of South Asian History and Religious Studies.

Alternative Title

History of Muslim power and presence in the Indian subcontinent

Subjects

• Islam > India > History
• India > Civilization > Islamic influences

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

Introduction -- The era of Arab predominance (c. 600 to 1000 CE) -- Turkish power and Persian culture in the age of transition (1000-1206) -- The Delhi Sultanate at its zenith (1206-1351) -- New centres of Muslim power and culture (1351-1556) -- The Mughal ascendancy : Akbar and his successors (1556-1689) -- The age of Mughal disintegration (1689-1765) -- Muslims under the East India Company (1765-1858) -- Stirrings of a Muslim modernity under the Raj (1858-1924) -- Unity or separatism? Muslim dilemma at the end of the Raj (1924-1947/8) -- Epilogue: new challenges in a fractured subcontinent (1947-2011).

Call Number

JFE 16-3378

ISBN

• 9780415580618
• 0415580617
• 9780415580625
• 0415580625
• 9780203095225 (canceled/invalid)
• 0203095227 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2012011479

OCLC

731925014

Author

Avari, Burjor.

Title

Islamic civilization in South Asia : a history of Muslim power and presence in the Indian subcontinent / Burjor Avari.

Imprint

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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Research Call Number

JFE 16-3378