Religion

Islamic Revival in British India: Deoband, 1860-1900

Paperback

Price:
$68.00/£58.00
ISBN:
Published:
Jul 14, 2014
1982
Pages:
402
Size:
6 x 9 in.
Main_subject:
Religion
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In a study of the vitality of Islam in late-nineteenth-century north India, Barbara Metcalf explains the response of Islamic religious scholars (‘ulama) to the colonial dominance of the British and the collapse of Muslim political power.

Originally published in 1982.

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