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Islamic Reform and Colonial Discourse on Modernity in India: Socio-Political and Religious Thought of Vakkom Moulavi

Islamic Reform and Colonial Discourse on Modernity in India: Socio-Political and Religious Thought of Vakkom Moulavi

Hardcover

Series: Postcolonialism and Religions

IslamIndian & South Asian History

ISBN10: 1137383135
ISBN13: 9781137383136
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Dec 12 2014
Pages: 243
Weight: 0.88
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
In Kerala, Vakkom Moulavi motivated Muslims to embrace modernity, especially modern education, in order to reap maximum benefit. In this process, he initiated numerous religious reforms. However, he held fairly ambivalent attitudes towards individualism, materialism and secularization, defending Islam against the attacks of Christian missionaries.

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