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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461756103321

Autore

Hasan Tariq (Journalist)

Titolo

Colonialism and the call to Jihad in British India / / Tariq Hasan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi, India : , : SAGE Publications India, , 2015

ISBN

93-5150-540-5

93-5150-262-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 p.)

Disciplina

954.03

Soggetti

Muslims - Political activity - India - 19th century

Muslims - Political activity - India - 20th century

Religious leaders - Political activity - India - History

Jihad - Political aspects - India - History

Anti-imperialist movements - India - History

Electronic books.

India History British occupation, 1765-1947

India History Autonomy and independence movements

India Politics and government 1857-1919

India Politics and government 1919-1947

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Forgotten pages from Indian history -- Empire and 19th century Jihad -- The Maulvi of Faizabad and the battle for Lucknow -- The Deoband connection : revolt and revivalism -- Deoband and the roots of the Khilafat movement -- The Silk Conspiracy Case, 1914-1916 -- The Ulema and the partition of India -- Conclusion: Colonialism and Jihad in the 21st century.

Sommario/riassunto

"Over a period of time, the role of Muslim religious leaders in the Indian independence movement has been forgotten; and this work is a timely reminder. The book focuses on the current debate around different interpretations of Jihad. It debunks extremists' interpretation of Jihad, and recalls how Indian Muslim clerics in fact used this idea to fight and, in some cases, lead the freedom struggle against the British"--Provided by publisher.