: David Emmanuel Singh
: Islamization in Modern South Asia Deobandi Reform and the Gujjar Response
: Walter de Gruyter GmbH& Co.KG
: 9781614511854
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The religious identity of indegenous Gujjars in the Himilayan region remains largely unexplored. This book argues that their choice to associate with Deobandi Islam occurs in the wider context of conservation debates, local government-led efforts to relocate them from the Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand, India, and the failure of NGOs to represent their interests. Based on documents and interviews, this detailed work explores both the continuing expansion of Deobandi reform and the responses of the Gujjars. It points toward the role of Islam in integrating marginal groups in South Asia.


< >David Emmanuel Singh, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, UK.

Introduction11
Studies on Ethnic Muslims12
Studies on Muslim Gujjars15
Theoretical Considerations21
Chapter One: The Deoband School26
Introduction26
The Deoband School27
Dar al-‘ulum, Deoband28
Tablighi Jama‘at35
Deoband among Ahl-e Hadith and Barelwis40
The Deoband School in the Gujjar area45
Conclusions50
Chapter Two: The Van Gujjars51
Introduction51
Origins51
Demographic Profile59
Gujjars as part of a wider ethnic group59
Religion-Islam62
The Gujjars in Uttarakhand66
The Context of Uttarakhand66
The Gujjar in Uttarakhand69
Contact with Rulers73
Rajaji National Park79
Conservation issues79
The National Park80
The Gujjars in RNP83
Conclusion87
Chapter three: The Gujjar ‘Indigeneity’89
Introduction89
Discourse on Adivasis90
NGO’s Vision for Gujjars94
RLEK and the ‘tribal’ identity of the Gujjars95
Religious Practice and Alleged ‘Fundamentalism’108
Community Forest Management111
Other Actors118
Conclusion133
Chapter Four: Deobandi Islamization134
Introduction134
Contact with the Deoband School135
Partnership139
Deobandi Description of the Gujjars143
Strategies for Outreach148
Itinerant preaching149
Teaching-Learning in Madrasas155
Full-time resident teachers164
Learning on the job170
Madrasa education175
Conclusion179
Chapter Five: The Gujjar Response181
Introduction181
Response to Deoband181
Knowledge and Practice of Islam182
Practice183
Beliefs188
Popular Islam192
Traditional Culture200
Temporal Genealogy: Rajput Gotra209
Strategic Contact217
Comparison with the Meos221
Conclusion227
Concluding Discussion228
Conclusions228
Implications231
Islam and Integration231
Gujjarism and Integration234
Spheres and Contact Zones237
Islamization as Socialization238
Diversity and Hybridity239
Social Re-structuring242
Bibliography246
Primary Sources246
Secondary Sources248
Appendices286
Appendix I286
Appendix II301
Appendix III314
Appendix IV321
Appendix V: Maps333
Subject Index337
People/Organisations Index341
Place Index343