Constructing Bangladesh by Sufia M Uddin

Constructing Bangladesh by Sufia M Uddin

Highlighting the dynamic, pluralistic nature of Islamic civilization, Sufia M. Uddin examines the complex history of Islamic state formation in Bangladesh, formerly the eastern part of the Indian province of Bengal. 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-Islamic identity. During the precolonial era, Bengali, the dominant regional language, infused the richly diverse traditions of the region, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and, eventually, the Islamic religion and literature brought by Urdu-speaking Muslim conquerors from North India. Islam was not simply imported into the region by the ruling elite, Uddin explains, but was incorporated into local tradition over hundreds of years of interactions between Bengalis and non-Bengali Muslims. Constantly contested and negotiated, the Bengali vision of Islamic orthodoxy and community was reflected in both language and politics, which ultimately produced a specifically Bengali-Muslim culture. Uddin argues that this process in Bangladesh is representative of what happens elsewhere in the Muslim world and is therefore an instructive example of the complex and fluid relations between local heritage and the greater Islamic global community, or umma.

[Uddin] guides her readers…in a refreshingly lucid style…Her book [is] a useful addition to the reading lists of students and scholars of Bengal."--South Asia Research

Sufia M. Uddin is associate professor of religious studies at the University of Vermont.

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ISBN 13	9781469615196
ISBN 10	1469615193
Titel	Constructing Bangladesh
Autor	Sufia M Uddin
Serie	Islamic Civilization And Muslim Networks
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	The University of North Carolina Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2014-03-01
Seitenanzahl	248
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