Ashraf into middle classes: Muslims in nineteenth-century Delhi

This study takes religion not as a given but asks about the universe of alternative identities - gender, territorial, class, descent, and language, which all shape a person's sense of belonging to a specific community. It also considers the development of the middle classes, the ashraf, as they...

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Beteilige Person: Pernau, Margrit 1962- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2013
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198092285.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198092285.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198092285.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198092285.001.0001
Zusammenfassung:This study takes religion not as a given but asks about the universe of alternative identities - gender, territorial, class, descent, and language, which all shape a person's sense of belonging to a specific community. It also considers the development of the middle classes, the ashraf, as they began to distinguish themselves not only from commoners but also from the nobility who were held responsible for the disaster of 1857
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780199082582
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198092285.001.0001