A moral reckoning : Muslim intellectuals in nineteenth-century Delhi

Author/Creator:

Hasan, Mushirul

Publication/Creation:

New Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005

Format:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

A moral reckoning : Muslim intellectuals in nineteenth-century Delhi / Mushirul Hasan

Related/Included Titles:

Introduction : Delhi in transition --
Secular and the sacred --
Religions on the edge : perspectives on faiths and the faithful --
Interpreting Islam and modernism : Nazir Ahmad --
History, identity, and faith : Zakaullah --
Eclipse of an era --
Conclusion : pluralism on trial --
Between Delhi and Dehradun --
Munshi Zakaullah : a great educationist.

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Electronic books

Subjects:

Muslims--India--Delhi--Intellectual life--19th century
Delhi (India)--Intellectual life--19th century

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction : Delhi in transition -- 2. Secular and the sacred -- 3. Religions on the edge : perspectives on faiths and the faithful -- 4. Interpreting Islam and modernism : Nazir Ahmad -- 5. History, identity, and faith : Zakaullah -- 6. Eclipse of an era -- 7. Conclusion : pluralism on trial -- App. Between Delhi and Dehradun -- App. Munshi Zakaullah : a great educationist.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-297) and index.

Summary:

"This work, the first of its kind, illumines the little-known world of men of letters, for the most part teachers at the Delhi College. No one has surpassed them in their capacity to recover an epoch's intellectual tendencies. Zakaullah, the historian, Nazir Ahmad, the novelist, or Mirza Ghalib, the poet, present readers with a kaleidoscope of life around them, bringing alive the society of their time better than any academic construction could achieve." "The uniqueness of this scholarly volume lies in the fact that it looks at the attitudes and behaviour of literary and historical figures living through the 1857 upheaval, a reappraisal of their culture and identity, and, above all, the impact of their thinking and activism on contemporary society."
"It will interest a wide cross section of historians, political scientists, and sociologists."--Jacket.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (xv, 313 pages) : illustrations, maps

Local Note:

Available to current Emory students, faculty and staff.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937797252402486

ISBN:

9780199081691
0199081697