Book Summary
Highlighting the dynamic, pluralistic nature of Islamic civilization, Sufia Uddin examines the complex history of Islamic state formation in Bangladesh. 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-Islamin identity. Table of Contents Foreword by CARL W ERNST and BRUCE B LAWRENCE Preface Note on Transliteration Introduction Islamic Themes in Premodern Bengali Literature and Life Nineteenth-Century Religious Reform Movements Breaking New Ground and Transgressing Boundaries Bengali or Bangladeshi?: The Conflict between Religious and Ethnic Nationalisms The Contested Place of Nation in Umma and Globalizing Efforts Epilogue. Competing Visions of Community Notes Bibliography Index
Book Details
| Book Name | Constructing Bangladesh : Religion, Ethnicity And Language In An Islamic Nation |
| Author | Sufia M Uddin |
| Publisher | Vistaar Publications (01/09/2006) |
| ISBN | 9788178297156 |
| Pages | 250 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 744 |
