The Deoband Madrassah Movement: Countercultural Trends and Tendencies

This innovative book analyses the growth of Deobandi Islam, a religious sect whose followers include extremist groups, through the frame of a counterculture in conflict with mainstream Muslim society. Due to its relationship with the Taliban, close links to al-Qaeda, and worldwide reach through the...

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Main Author: Moj, Muhammad (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Anthem Press 2015
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:This innovative book analyses the growth of Deobandi Islam, a religious sect whose followers include extremist groups, through the frame of a counterculture in conflict with mainstream Muslim society. Due to its relationship with the Taliban, close links to al-Qaeda, and worldwide reach through the 'Tablighi Jamaat' (Proselytization Group), the Deoband Madrassah Movement has come to acquire global significance. In Pakistan, Deobandi schools have increasingly been associated with the rise of an intolerant and militant strain of Islam linked with terrorist activities
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Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9781783083886
9781783083909

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