Constructing Bangladesh

Constructing Bangladesh
Author :
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages : 248
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780807877333
ISBN-13 : 0807877336
Rating : 4/5 (336 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Constructing Bangladesh by : Sufia M. Uddin

Download or read book Constructing Bangladesh written by Sufia M. Uddin and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2006-12-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlighting the dynamic, pluralistic nature of Islamic civilization, Sufia M. Uddin examines the complex history of Islamic state formation in Bangladesh, formerly the eastern part of the Indian province of Bengal. Uddin focuses on significant moments in the region's history from medieval to modern times, examining the interplay of language, popular and scholarly religious literature, and the colonial experience as they contributed to the creation of a unique Bengali-Islamic identity. During the precolonial era, Bengali, the dominant regional language, infused the richly diverse traditions of the region, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and, eventually, the Islamic religion and literature brought by Urdu-speaking Muslim conquerors from North India. Islam was not simply imported into the region by the ruling elite, Uddin explains, but was incorporated into local tradition over hundreds of years of interactions between Bengalis and non-Bengali Muslims. Constantly contested and negotiated, the Bengali vision of Islamic orthodoxy and community was reflected in both language and politics, which ultimately produced a specifically Bengali-Muslim culture. Uddin argues that this process in Bangladesh is representative of what happens elsewhere in the Muslim world and is therefore an instructive example of the complex and fluid relations between local heritage and the greater Islamic global community, or umma.


Constructing Bangladesh Related Books

Constructing Bangladesh
Language: en
Pages: 248
Authors: Sufia M. Uddin
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-12-15 - Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Highlighting the dynamic, pluralistic nature of Islamic civilization, Sufia M. Uddin examines the complex history of Islamic state formation in Bangladesh, form
Women, War, and the Making of Bangladesh
Language: en
Pages: 334
Authors: Yasmin Saikia
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-08-10 - Publisher: Duke University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Bangladeshi women recall the sexualized violence of the war of 1971, fought between India and what was then East and West Pakistan.
India's Bangladesh Problem
Language: en
Pages: 289
Authors: Navine Murshid
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-03-31 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

An innovative analysis of the experience of Bengali Muslims on the Indian side of the India-Bangladesh border.
A History of Bangladesh
Language: en
Pages: 459
Authors: Willem van Schendel
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-07-02 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Bangladesh did not exist as an independent state until 1971. Willem van Schendel's state-of-the-art history navigates the extraordinary twists and turns that cr
Asian Islam in the 21st Century
Language: en
Pages: 321
Authors: John L. Esposito
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: OUP USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Asian Islam in the 21st century is divided into two sections: religion, politics and society in major Muslim majority countries and ethnic and religious politic