Islam in India : the impact of civilizations /
Islam in India : the impact of civilizations /
edited by Asghar Ali Engineer.
- New Delhi : Indian Council for Cultural Relations Shipra Publications, 2002.
- 175 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes index and name of contributors. (167-175)
Contributed articles. This volume is a collection of scholarly essays exploring the historical interaction between Islam and the Indian subcontinent, focusing on the cultural, social, and intellectual exchanges that shaped both civilizations. The contributors examine how Islam, upon its arrival in India, both influenced and was influenced by the subcontinent’s rich traditions.
The book underscores that Islam in India was not a mere transplantation of Middle Eastern traditions but a living faith that interacted dynamically with local cultures, creating a distinctive Indo-Islamic civilization.
8175411155 9788175411159
Islam--History.--India
India--Civilization--Islamic influences.
Includes index and name of contributors. (167-175)
Contributed articles. This volume is a collection of scholarly essays exploring the historical interaction between Islam and the Indian subcontinent, focusing on the cultural, social, and intellectual exchanges that shaped both civilizations. The contributors examine how Islam, upon its arrival in India, both influenced and was influenced by the subcontinent’s rich traditions.
The book underscores that Islam in India was not a mere transplantation of Middle Eastern traditions but a living faith that interacted dynamically with local cultures, creating a distinctive Indo-Islamic civilization.
8175411155 9788175411159
Islam--History.--India
India--Civilization--Islamic influences.