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The syncretistic ethos of traditions in South Asia has now become part of public discourse. Political scientists, historians, and social activists have laid stress on syncretism as an important political value in present times. Mindful of these projections, the essays in this volume approach the issues of syncretism, synthesis and pluralism in South Asia today to objectively reassess their importance in coping with a political and cultural future. The lucid ...
This timely volume discusses the meanings of Islam, the Muslim community, and the changing nature of Muslim consciousness from colonial to contemporary times in South Asia. The essays explore issues crucial to a holistic understanding of Islam--reform and revival, moral economy, ethnicity, identity formation, pluralism, politics and democracy, and regional manifestations. In an insightful introduction, Asim Roy investigates global and local challenges and the ...