Being Muslim and working for peace : ambivalence and ambiguity in Gujarat / Raphael Susewind.

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Susewind, Raphael, 1984- [author.]

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Sage eBooks

Publisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2013Description: 1 online resource (ix, 158 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9788132114116 (ebook) :

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303.66095475 23

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DS432.M84 S956 2013

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Summary: This study explores various ways in which religious beliefs, ritual practices and dynamics of belonging impact on the politics of Muslim peace activists in Gujarat, and traces how their activism in turn transforms their sense of being. It challenges popular notions about Muslims in India and questions ill-conceived research designs in the sociology of religion.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This study explores various ways in which religious beliefs, ritual practices and dynamics of belonging impact on the politics of Muslim peace activists in Gujarat, and traces how their activism in turn transforms their sense of being. It challenges popular notions about Muslims in India and questions ill-conceived research designs in the sociology of religion.

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