Muslim Identity, Print Culture and the Dravidian Factor in Tamil Nadu by J B P More


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ProductID: 14258 - Hardcover - 329 Pages (Year: 2004)
Orient Longman ~ ISBN: 8125026320

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The work is an original attempt to study the influence of print technology on the Muslims of Tamil Nadu and their literature. It is based on literary works published by the Tamil Muslims from 1835, when restrictions on printing were removed, to 1920, when they participated in the pan-Islamic Khilafat movement. The author has systematically classified these works in the form of an exhaustive catalogue. By extension, the study of this literature becomes a study of the origins, society, and identity of the Tamil Muslims.

A survey of Tamil Muslim literature before the print era, and a brief history of print culture and its introduction into the Indian sub-continent form the groundwork of the research.

The author argues that print consolidated the Islamic identity of the Tamil Muslims despite its modernist influence, but it also raised controversies between reformists, influenced by Western education, and the traditional ulemas.

This inquiry into a relatively unexplored area, sustained by rich empirical evidence, offers a unique perspective into the history and society of the Muslims of Tamil Nadu.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

PART I: TAMIL MUSLIM ORIGIN AND LITERATURE

Who Were the Tamil Muslims

Tamil Muslim Literature before 1835

Tamil Muslim Printed Literature after 1835

PART II: PRINT CULTURE AMONG THE TAMIL MUSLIMS

Print History

Obstacles to the Adoption of Printing

Debates and Controversies

PART III: MUSLIMS AND DRAVIDIANS UP TO THE 196S

Hindu Role in social Reforms among Muslims

Muslims and Dravidians: Strains and Frictions Conclusions and Observations

APPENDIX I

APPENDIX II

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

About the Author

J BP MORE is a well-known historian. He has a PhD from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Socials, Paris. In 1988, he won the Book Room International Award for his first book, Political Evolution of Muslims in Tamil Nadu and Madras, 1930-1947. Besides his studies on the Muslims of South India, he has done extensive research on French colonial rule in India. His recent book, Freedom Movement in French India has won international acclaim. Dr More is one of the founders of the Institute for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, in Tellicherry, Kerala. He lives in France.

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