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Colonial Transformations, Postcolonial Afterlives: Extremism, Exclusion and Distrust in India and Pakistan

  • Imran Ahmed

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Abstract

This chapter provides a brief discussion of the religious transformations which took place under British colonial rule and outlines some of the ongoing postcolonial political consequences of these transformations. The chapter reviews some of the colonial attitudes, ideologies and policies towards managing, classifying and organising religion and governing religious communities in colonial India.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationReligion, Extremism and Violence in South Asia
EditorsImran Ahmed, Zahid Shahab Ahmed, Howard Brasted, Shahram Akbarzadeh
Place of PublicationSingapore
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages25-43
Edition1
ISBN (Print)9789811668470, 9789811668463, 9789811668494
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Publication series

NamePolitics of South Asia
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISSN (Print)2523-8345
ISSN (Electronic)2523-8353

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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