Muslim in India and Abroad

Description

Muslim in India and Abroad

Author: Abdul Matin
Order No. 51041
ISBN: 8170247551
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: APH
Pub Year: 1996
Pages: 169
Language: English

Misconceptions persist regarding the Islamic identity as the monolithic and homogeneous. However, Muslim identity is segmented, differentiated and heterogeneous. It is necessary to have a comprehensive understanding of the various group identities of the Muslims. Muslims having caste like features in India and ethnicity in Canada suggest that they are far from forming a homogeneous and coherent group identity. The present book is an endeavor towards unraveling and re-examining caste and ethnicity among Muslims in India and Canada respectively within the sociological perspective.