Roland E. Miller

Mappila Muslim Culture (eBook, ePUB)

How a Historic Muslim Community in India Has Blended Tradition and Modernity

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a comprehensive account of the distinct culture of the Mappila Muslims, a large community from the southern Indian state of Kerala. Although they were the first Muslim community in South Asia, the Mappilas are little-known in the West. Roland E. Miller explores the Mappilas' fourteen-century-long history of social adaptation and their current status as a successful example of Muslim interaction with modernity. Once feared, now admired, Kerala's Mappilas have produced an intellectual renaissance and renewed their ancient status as a model of social harmony. Miller provides an account of Mappila history and looks at the formation of Mappila culture, which has developed through the interaction of Islamic and Malayali influences. Descriptions of current day life cycles, religion, ritual, work life, education, and leadership are included.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781438456027
• Artikelnr.: 60490508

Autorenporträt

Roland E. Miller is Professor Emeritus of Islam and World Religions at Luther College, University of Regina, and Professor Emeritus at Luther Seminary, Minnesota. He is the author of Muslims and the Gospel: Bridging the Gap: A Reflection on Christian Sharing and Mappila Muslims of Kerala: A Study in Islamic Trends.