Book Review: Islamic Civilization in South Asia: A History of Muslim Power and Presence in the Indian Subcontinent, written by Burjor Avari

Mughal, M.A.Z.

doi:10.1163/15685276-12341374

Book Review: Islamic Civilization in South Asia: A History of Muslim Power and Presence in the Indian Subcontinent, written by Burjor Avari

Mughal, M.A.Z.

Authors

M.A.Z. Mughal

Abstract

South Asia is undoubtedly home to one of the largest Muslim populations in the world. The region has such a complex historical, ethnic, geopolitical, and economic dynamics that the fact that religion has been an essential element of South Asian cultures remains overlooked. Muslims are overwhelmingly linked with violence and terrorism, particularly in the West, in the post-9/11 scenario. Various nationalistic and religious standpoints have installed many ambiguities and misapprehensions about Muslims within and outside South Asia. Some of them are taken for granted without factual accuracy and pave the way to misleading interpretations of the history of Muslims in South Asia, the character of historical Muslims rulers, and the Pakistan Movement. Islamic Civilization in South Asia by Burjor Avari of Manchester Metropolitan University is particularly welcome to prompt an exploration of Muslims’ history in South Asia and to find answers to some of the most intriguing and complicated questions.

Citation

Mughal, M. (2015). Book Review: Islamic Civilization in South Asia: A History of Muslim Power and Presence in the Indian Subcontinent, written by Burjor Avari. Numen: International Review for the History of Religions, 62(2-3), 379-382. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685276-12341374

Journal Article Type	Book Review
Publication Date	Jan 1, 2015
Deposit Date	Apr 5, 2015
Publicly Available Date	Apr 15, 2015
Journal	Numen
Print ISSN	0029-5973
Electronic ISSN	1568-5276
Publisher	Brill Academic Publishers
Peer Reviewed	Not Peer Reviewed
Volume	62
Issue	2-3
Pages	379-382
Item Discussed	Islamic Civilization in South Asia: A History of Muslim Power and Presence in the Indian Subcontinent. by Avari, Burjor.;
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1163/15685276-12341374
Keywords	Islam, South Asia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, History of Islam, Muslims in South Asia, Muslims' rule in South Asia