Islamic Minorities of South Asia

An Ethnographic Account

Nadeem Hasnain

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Routledge
05 September 2025

Regional studies; Religion: general; Islamic theology; Sociology

Islam and Islamicate South Asia have generated interest since 9/11 as never before. However, Islamic Minorities, specifically, is still a relatively neglected area of study in South Asian Islam. It may be due to the reason that there has been a tendency to look at Islam as a monolithic faith and Muslims as a monolithic population to the western world.

This book focuses on such Islamic Minorities as the Shias (dominant Isna Ashari/Twelver Shias), Ismaili Khoja, Dawoodi Bohra, and Ahmedia/Qadiyani communities and looks at them from the perspective of their interaction with Hindu cultures and traditions. Written in lucid language from a sociological perspective, it should be an important contribution to the field of “Lived Islam” or “Islam in Practice.”

This book will be invaluable to all those interested in the religion, society, and culture of Muslim South Asia.

By: Nadeem Hasnain
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 470g
ISBN: 9781032963587
ISBN 10: 1032963581
Pages: 158
Publication Date: 05 September 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Contemporary Shades of Islam in South Asia 2. A Short Socio-religious History of the Shias 3. Development of Shiaism in Indian Sub-continent 4. Mourning and Martyrdom: The Defining Feature of Shia Identity 5. Network of Social Relationships: Caste, Family, Kinship and Marriage 6. Economic and Political Life 7. Shia Women: Role Models and Changing Social Status 8. Impact of Ayatollah Khomeini’s Revolution on the Shias of South Asia 9. Shia Festivals 10. Shias of Lucknow, Hyderabad and Jammu & Kashmir 11. Fratricidal War: Islam's Existential Crisis 12. From Ijtihad to Ismah: Some Concepts in 'Shia Islam' 13. Shia Communities of Pakistan 14. The Ahmedi Community of Pakistan ISMAILISM AND ISMAILI COMMUNITIES 15. The Bohra 16. The Khoja References and Bibliography

Nadeem Hasnain is a social scientist with a broad range of interests. He is a former Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Lucknow, India, Fulbright “Scholar in Residence,” and Visiting Professor in the U.S. and Senior Fellow of the Indian Council of Social Science Research.

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Islamic Minorities of South Asia

An Ethnographic Account

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