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Abou Zahab, Mariam,

Pakistan : a kaleidoscope of Islam / Mariam Abou Zahab. - 1 online resource. - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .

Also issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This text brings together two sets of articles and book chapters by the late author, an extraordinary scholar of Islam in South Asia. The first part of the volume examines Shia-Sunni relations in Pakistan, while the second concerns violent Islamism in the country, covering both the Talibanisation of the Pashtun belt and the jihadi dimension of South Asian Salafism. The work explores the many reasons why Pakistan has been the crucible of political Islam. It offers a historical view of this development, factoring in the impact of colonialism and conflict, including the Soviet-Afghan War and the post-9/11 Western military operations in Afghanistan.

Specialized.

ISBN: 9780197536186 No price

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Taliban--Pakistan.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Islam and politics--History.--Pakistan
Sunni--Relations--Shīʻah.
Shīʻah--Relations--Sunnites.
Sunnites--Pakistan.
Shiites--Pakistan.
Salafīyah--Pakistan.
Politics and Government.
Politics & government.

LC Class. No.: DS389

Dewey Class. No.: 320.557095491