Sarah F. D. Ansari, Ansari Sarah F. D.

Sufi Saints and State Power

The Pirs of Sind, 1843 1947

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An examination of British rule in Sind, and especially the role of the local Muslim elite.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 450g
• ISBN-13: 9780521405300
• ISBN-10: 0521405300
• Artikelnr.: 21944113

Inhaltsangabe

List of maps and illustrations
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
A note on spelling
Introduction
1. Sind and its pirs up to 1843
2. Creating a system of political control after 1843
3. Challenge to the system: the pir pagaro and the 1890s Hur rebellion
4. Challenge to the system: the Khilafat movement 1919-1924
5. A more complex system of control: pirs and politics under the Raj, 1900-1947
6. The final challenge: the pir Pagaro again
Epilogue
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography.