Amod N. Damle, Nilu H. Damle

Culture of Inequality (eBook, ePUB)

The Changing Hindu-Muslim Relations in Maharashtra

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a historical perspective on the changing Hindu-Muslim relationship in India through a study of syncretic traditions in Kurundwad, Maharashtra. It explores the social and cultural dynamics between the two communities and analyses underlying issues of caste hierarchy, Hindu hegemony, and social dominance.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000217032
• Artikelnr.: 60134882

Autorenporträt

Amod Damle has been involved in research which applies design and systems thinking to the study of intercultural conflict. Damle received a BA in fine arts from Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai, and a master's in industrial design and a PhD in systems engineering from the Ohio State University. He has published his research in leading peer-reviewed journals, such as Human Factors and Design Studies. Damle published two novels in 2018, In the Middle and The Edible Goddess, both dealing with the theme of cultural polarization in the Indian subcontinent. Currently, he is a faculty member in the College of Innovation and Design at Boise State University.

Nilu Damle is a writer and a journalist. Author of 23 books, Damle has conducted fieldwork in Palestine, Afghanistan, Europe, Africa, and South Asia. In a career spanning 50 years, he has written extensively about politics and culture. In Malegaon (2008), Damle performed a socio-cultural analysis of Malegaon and its Muslim community. In 1991, he produced a magazine-format TV show, Dindi, for Doordarshan with Vijay Tendulkar. Damle examined the impact of satellite television on Indian culture for the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. He has conducted research studies for the Indian Council for Social Science Research and Ford Foundation.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction 2. The Arrival of Islam
in the Deccan 3. Cultural and Religious Exchange between Hinduism and Islam
4. Cultural Change in Kurundwad 5. Why is Kurundwad Changing? 6. Culture
and Inequality 7. The Changing Hindu-Muslim Relations in Maharashtra 8.
Concluding Remarks. Index.