Islam, State and Modernity : Muslim Political Discourse in Late 19th and Early 20th century India
This paper explores the interaction between Muslim intellectuals and ‘Western’ socio-political ideas, particularly the concept of the nation-state, in late 19th and early 20th century India. Debates over the adaptability of Western political ideologies and institutions are located within the wider c...
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| author | Iqbal Singh Sevea |
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| description | This paper explores the interaction between Muslim intellectuals and ‘Western’ socio-political ideas, particularly the concept of the nation-state, in late 19th and early 20th century India. Debates over the adaptability of Western political ideologies and institutions are located within the wider context of the evolution of Islam/Islams and Islamic political thought. Rejecting assertions of an ‘authentic’ and unchanging Islam, this study highlights the rich and diverse political imagination of Muslim intellectuals in India. This study reflects the diversity of Indian-Muslim political discourse. While some intellectuals argued that Islam was not inimical to the adoption of new Western political ideologies/institutions, others constructed Islam itself into an ideology and polity. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/823772020-11-01T08:42:52Z Islam, State and Modernity : Muslim Political Discourse in Late 19th and Early 20th century India Iqbal Singh Sevea S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science This paper explores the interaction between Muslim intellectuals and ‘Western’ socio-political ideas, particularly the concept of the nation-state, in late 19th and early 20th century India. Debates over the adaptability of Western political ideologies and institutions are located within the wider context of the evolution of Islam/Islams and Islamic political thought. Rejecting assertions of an ‘authentic’ and unchanging Islam, this study highlights the rich and diverse political imagination of Muslim intellectuals in India. This study reflects the diversity of Indian-Muslim political discourse. While some intellectuals argued that Islam was not inimical to the adoption of new Western political ideologies/institutions, others constructed Islam itself into an ideology and polity. 2016-02-11T04:33:15Z 2019-12-06T14:54:26Z 2016-02-11T04:33:15Z 2019-12-06T14:54:26Z 2006 Working Paper Iqbal Singh Sevea. (2006). Islam, State and Modernity : Muslim Political Discourse in Late 19th and Early 20th century India. (RSIS Working Paper, No. 115). Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82377 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39967 en RSIS Working Papers, 115-06 Nanyang Technological University 46 p. application/pdf |
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| title | Islam, State and Modernity : Muslim Political Discourse in Late 19th and Early 20th century India |
| title_full | Islam, State and Modernity : Muslim Political Discourse in Late 19th and Early 20th century India |
| title_fullStr | Islam, State and Modernity : Muslim Political Discourse in Late 19th and Early 20th century India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Islam, State and Modernity : Muslim Political Discourse in Late 19th and Early 20th century India |
| title_short | Islam, State and Modernity : Muslim Political Discourse in Late 19th and Early 20th century India |
| title_sort | islam state and modernity muslim political discourse in late 19th and early 20th century india |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science |
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