Ahmadiyya Islam and the Muslim Diaspora

Living at the End of Days

Marzia Balzani (New York University, Abu Dhabi)

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English

Routledge
05 February 2020

Islam; Islamic studies; Social & cultural anthropology

Series: Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia ASAA South Asian Series

This book is a study of the UK-based Ahmadiyya Muslim community in the context of the twentieth-century South Asian diaspora. Originating in late nineteenth-century Punjab, the Ahmadis are today a vibrant international religious movement; they are also a group that has been declared heretic by other Muslims and one that continues to face persecution in Pakistan, the country the Ahmadis made their home after the partition of India in 1947.

Structured as a series of case studies, the book focuses on the ways in which the Ahmadis balance the demands of faith, community and modern life in the diaspora. Following an overview of the history and beliefs of the Ahmadis, the chapters examine in turn the use of ceremonial occasions to consolidate a diverse international community; the paradoxical survival of the enchantments of dreams and charisma within the structures of an institutional bureaucracy; asylum claims and the ways in which the plight of asylum seekers has been strategically deployed to position the Ahmadis on the UK political stage; and how the planning and building of mosques serves to establish a home within the diaspora.

Based on fieldwork conducted over several years in a range of formal and informal contexts, this timely book will be of interest to an interdisciplinary audience from social and cultural anthropology, South Asian studies, the study of Islam and of Muslims in Europe, refugee, asylum and diaspora studies, as well as more generally religious studies and history.

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

By: Marzia Balzani (New York University Abu Dhabi)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 472g
ISBN: 9781138715851
ISBN 10: 1138715859
Series: Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia ASAA South Asian Series
Pages: 242
Publication Date: 05 February 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 Sameness and Difference: Situating the Ahmadis; 2 Ceremonial Occasions: Repetition and Time; 3 Enchantment and the Ethic of Brotherhood: Dreams and the Charismatic Organization; 4 Asylum and the Ahmadi Diaspora; 5 Home from Home: Mosque Building and Urban Planning in a Global City

Marzia Balzani is Research Professor of Anthropology at New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.