Singh Islamization in Modern South Asia

Deobandi Reform and the Gujjar Response
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-61451-185-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 56, 344 Seiten

Reihe: Religion and Society

This book explores the religious identity of the indigenous Gujjars living in Rajaji National Park (RNP), Uttarakhand, India. In the broader context of forest conservation discourse, steps taken by the local government to relocate the Gujjars outside RNP have been crucial in their choice to associate with NGOs and Deobandi Muslims. These intersecting associations constitute the context of their transitioning religious identity.

The book presents a rich account of the actual process of Islamization through the collaborative agency of Deobandi madrasas and Tablighi Jama‘at. Based on documents and interviews collected over four years, it constructs a particular case of Deobandi reform and also balances this with a layered description of the Gujjar responses. It argues that in their association with the Deobandis, the Gujjars internalized the normative dimensions of beliefs and practices but not at the expense of their traditional Hindu-folk culture. This capacity for adaptation bodes well for the Gujjars, but their proper integration with wider society seems assured only in association with the Deobandis. Consequently this research also points toward the role of Islam in integrating marginal groups in the wider context of society in South Asia.

Zielgruppe

Academics, Libraries, Institutes

Autoren/Hrsg.

Singh, David Emmanuel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Religionsethnologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam Geschichte des Islam: 20./21. Jahrhundert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Introduction;11
1.1;Studies on Ethnic Muslims;12
1.2;Studies on Muslim Gujjars;15
1.3;Theoretical Considerations;21
2;Chapter One: The Deoband School;26
2.1;Introduction;26
2.2;The Deoband School;27
2.2.1;Dar al-‘ulum, Deoband;28
2.2.2;Tablighi Jama‘at;35
2.3;Deoband among Ahl-e Hadith and Barelwis;40
2.4;The Deoband School in the Gujjar area;45
2.5;Conclusions;50
3;Chapter Two: The Van Gujjars;51
3.1;Introduction;51
3.2;Origins;51
3.3;Demographic Profile;59
3.3.1;Gujjars as part of a wider ethnic group;59
3.3.2;Religion-Islam;62
3.3.2.1;The Gujjars in Uttarakhand;66
3.3.2.2;The Context of Uttarakhand;66
3.3.2.3;The Gujjar in Uttarakhand;69
3.3.2.4;Contact with Rulers;73
3.4;Rajaji National Park;79
3.4.1;Conservation issues;79
3.4.1.1;The National Park;80
3.4.2;The Gujjars in RNP;83
3.5;Conclusion;87
4;Chapter three: The Gujjar ‘Indigeneity’;89
4.1;Introduction;89
4.2;Discourse on Adivasis;90
4.3;NGO’s Vision for Gujjars;94
4.3.1;RLEK and the ‘tribal’ identity of the Gujjars;95
4.3.2;Religious Practice and Alleged ‘Fundamentalism’;108
4.4;Community Forest Management;111
4.5;Other Actors;118
4.6;Conclusion;133
5;Chapter Four: Deobandi Islamization;134
5.1;Introduction;134
5.2;Contact with the Deoband School;135
5.3;Partnership;139
5.4;Deobandi Description of the Gujjars;143
5.5;Strategies for Outreach;148
5.5.1;Itinerant preaching;149
5.5.2;Teaching-Learning in Madrasas;155
5.5.3;Full-time resident teachers;164
5.5.4;Learning on the job;170
5.5.5;Madrasa education;175
5.6;Conclusion;179
6;Chapter Five: The Gujjar Response;181
6.1;Introduction;181
6.2;Response to Deoband;181
6.2.1;Knowledge and Practice of Islam;182
6.2.1.1;Practice;183
6.2.1.2;Beliefs;188
6.2.2;Popular Islam;192
6.2.3;Traditional Culture;200
6.2.4;Temporal Genealogy: Rajput Gotra;209
6.2.5;Strategic Contact;217
6.3;Comparison with the Meos;221
6.4;Conclusion;227
7;Concluding Discussion;228
7.1;Conclusions;228
7.2;Implications;231
7.2.1;Islam and Integration;231
7.2.2;Gujjarism and Integration;234
7.2.3;Spheres and Contact Zones;237
7.2.4;Islamization as Socialization;238
7.2.5;Diversity and Hybridity;239
7.2.6;Social Re-structuring;242
8;Bibliography;246
8.1;Primary Sources;246
8.2;Secondary Sources;248
9;Appendices;286
9.1;Appendix I;286
9.2;Appendix II;301
9.3;Appendix III;314
9.4;Appendix IV;321
9.5;Appendix V: Maps;333
10;Subject Index;337
11;People/Organisations Index;341
12;Place Index;343

Über Autor(innen)

David Emmanuel Singh, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, UK.