Abstract
Examines the strategies of ulama, hakims (Muslim doctors), literati, and the wielders of political power in fashioning and re-fashioning their authority both under colonial and post-colonial rule. in general we see Mughal/persianate sources of authority replaced by those derived from Arab and Western sources.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-21 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Modern Asian Studies |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 2 Nov 2012 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2013 |
Keywords
- Authority, Islam, Modern South Asia