Colonialism, Modernity, and Religious Identities Religious Reform Movements in South Asia

includes index and biblioraphy

1. From Communitas to Communalism: Evolving Muslim Loyalties in Princely North India by IAN COPLAND 2. Islam, Irrigation, and Religious Identity:Canal Colonies and Muslim Revivalism in Multan by DIEGO ABENANTE 3. Idolatry, Syncretism, and Anti-syncretism in Hindu Reform Movements of the Nineteenth Century by HEINZ WERNER WESSLER 4. The `Faith Bureaucracy` of the Tablighi Jama at: An Insight into their System of Self-organization (Intizam)by DIETRICH REETZ 5. Bengal in Karnataka`s Religious Reform Movement:A Case Study of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission,1890-1947 by MARUTIT. KAMBLE PART Two: RESPONDING TO COLONIAL MODERNITY 6. How Favourable is Puritan Islam to Modernity?A Study of the Ahl-i Hadls in Late Nineteenth/Early Twentieth Century South Asia by MARTIN RIEXINGER 7. Continuity and Change in Women`s Role in Indo-Muslim Society Seen through Female Members of the Tyabji Family by DANIELA BREDI 8. New Religious Movements and their Interpretation of Ancient Scriptures: Two Texts on Feminine Divinity Devimahatmya and Saundarya Lahari)by HILTRUD RUSTAU 9. The Swami and the Artist: The Use of Indian Art in Swami Vivekananda`s Apologetics GWILYM BECKERLEGGE 10. Shades of Orientalism: Paradoxes and Problems in Indian Historiography by PETER HEEHS