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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1. Verfasser: Moj, Muhammad (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Anthem Press 2015
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Zusammenfassung: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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Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvi, 245 pages)
ISBN:9781783083909

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