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

"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 rec...

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Ort / Verlag:New Delhi, India : : SAGE Publications India,, 2015.
Erscheinungsjahr:2015
Sprache:Englisch
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Beschreibung:1 online resource (230 pages)
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Zusammenfassung:"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.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789351502616 (hardback : alkaline paper)
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Hierarchiestufe:Monografie
Verantwortlichkeitsangabe: Tariq Hasan.