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The essays in this volume, written over the course of the last quarter century, are intended to contribute to understanding the role that Islamic symbols and identities have come to play in Northern India and, since 1947, in Pakistan. Above all these essays offer a challenge to current negative stereotypes of the Muslim faith, demonstrating that the religion is not characterised by political militancy nor dominated by static traditionalism.Metcalf, Barbara D. is the author of 'Islamic Contestations Essays on Muslims in India And Pakistan', published 2006 under ISBN 9780195685138 and ISBN 019568513X.
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