Colonialism and the Call to Jihad in British India Tariq Hasan.

By: Hasan, Tariq (Journalist) [author.]Publication details: New Delhi, India SAGE Publications India 2015Description: 214 pages illustrations 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9789351502616Subject(s): Muslims -- India -- Politics and government -- 19th century | Muslims -- India -- Politics and government -- 20th century | Religious leaders -- Political activity -- India -- History | Jihad -- Political aspects -- India -- History | Anti-imperialist movements -- India -- History | India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 | India -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements | India -- Politics and government -- 1857-1919 | India -- Politics and government -- 1919-1947DDC classification: 954.03 LOC classification: DS432.M84 | H373 2015
Contents:
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.
Scope and content: "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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-207) and index.

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.

"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.

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