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ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION
IN SOUTH ASIA
Muslims have been present in South Asia for fourteen centuries. Nearly 40
per cent of the people of this vast land mass follow the religion of Islam,
and Muslim contribution to the cultural heritage of the subcontinent has
been extensive. This textbook provides both undergraduate and post-
graduate students with a comprehensive account of the history of Islam in
India, encompassing political, socio-economic, cultural and intellectual
aspects.
Using a chronological framework, the book discusses the main events in
each period between
c.
600
CE
and the present day, along with the key social
and cultural themes. It discusses a range of topics, including:
•
•
•
how power was secured, and how it was exercised;
the crisis of confidence caused by the arrival of the West in the sub-
continent; and
how the Indo-Islamic synthesis in various facets of life and culture came
about.
Excerpts at the end of each chapter allow for further discussion, and
detailed maps alongside the text help visualize the changes through each
time period. Introducing the reader to the issues concerning the Islamic past
of South Asia, the book is a useful text for students and scholars of South
Asian History and Religious Studies.
Burjor Avari
is Honorary Research Fellow at Manchester Metropolitan
University, UK. His research interests include Indian and South Asian
History, and he is the author of
India: The Ancient Past – The History of
the Indian Subcontinent from 7000
BC
to
AD
1200
(Routledge, 2007).
‘. . . the author’s story is extremely well told. This will be a most
accessible book [. . .] most pleasingly his exposition, working over
some heavily contested areas of history, is very well-balanced.’
Francis Robinson,
Professor of South Asian History,
Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
ISLAMIC
CIVILIZATION IN
SOUTH ASIA
A history of Muslim power and
presence in the Indian subcontinent
Burjor Avari
First published 2013
by Routledge
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© 2013 Burjor Avari
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Patents Act 1988.
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from
the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Avari, Burjor.
Islamic civilization in South Asia: a history of Muslim power and
presence in the Indian subcontinent / Burjor Avari.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Islam–India–History. 2. India–Civilization–Islamic influences.
I. Title.
BP63.I4A946 2012
954.02–dc23
2012011479
ISBN: 978–0–415–58061–8 (hbk)
ISBN: 978–0–415–58062–5 (pbk)
ISBN: 978–0–203–09522–5 (ebk)
Typeset in Sabon
by Florence Production Ltd, Stoodleigh, Devon, UK

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