Islamic Revival in British India : : Deoband, 1860-1900 / / Barbara D. Metcalf.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Metcalf, Barbara D.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1982
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 778
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (402 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Maps --; List of Illustrations --; Acknowledgments --; Note on Transliteration --; Introduction: The Pattern of Islamic Reform --; The 'Ulama in Transition --; I The 'Ulama In Transition: The Eighteenth Century --; II. The 'Ulama In Transition: The Early Nineteenth Century --; The Deobandi Movement And School --; III The Madrasah at Deoband --; IV The Style of Religious Leadership, I: Muftis and Shaikhs --; V The Style of Religious Leadership, II: Writers and Debaters --; VI The Social Milieu of the Deobandi 'Ulama --; Other Movements of Renewal --; VII Alternative Tendencies within Sunni Islam: The Ahl-i Hadis and the Barelwis --; VIII Further Alternatives: Aligarh and Nadwah --; Conclusion: New Sects, New Strategies, Old Patterns --; Glossary --; Bibliography --; Index --; Backmatter
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400856107; 9783110649680; 9783110413441; 9783110413571; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400856107
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Barbara D. Metcalf.

In a study of the vitality of Islam in late-nineteenth-century north India, Barbara Metcalf explains the response of Islamic religious scholars ('ulama) to the colonial dominance of the British and the collapse of Muslim political power.Originally published in 1982.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.