Being Muslim and Working for Peace: Ambivalence and Ambiguity in Gujarat

by Raphael Susewind

Being Muslim and Working for Peace explores various ways in which religious beliefs, ritual practices and dynamics of belonging impact the politics of Muslim peace activists in Gujarat, and traces how their activism in turn transforms their sense of being. It challenges popular notions about Muslims in India and questions ill-conceived research designs in the sociology of religion. More than a decade after the 2002 riots in Gujarat, this empirical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8132110420
• ISBN13: 9788132110422
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"