Description |
1 online resource (viii, 262 pages) |
Contents |
PART I. CONSTRUCTIONS OF KASHMIRI IDENTITY WITHIN THE OVERLAPPING DISCOURSES OF KASHMIRIYAT, ISLAM, SAIVISM, SUFISM. Evolution of my Identity vis-a-vis Islam and Kashmir / Mohammad Ishaq Khan -- Kashmiriyat: The Voice of the Past Misconstrued / Rattan Lal Hangloo -- PART II. CULTURAL SYNCRETISM AND DECONSTRUCTION OF A MONOLITHIC CULTURE. Mystical Thought of Kashmir / M.H. Zaffar -- Syncretic Tradition and the Creative Life: Some Kashmiri Mystic Poets / Neerja Mattoo -- PART III. CONCEPTUALIZATION OF SOVEREIGNTY, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, AND REGIONAL STABILITY. Democracy and Governance in Kashmir / Noor Ahmad Baba -- Political Assertion of Kashmiri Identity / Gull Mohammad Wani -- Kashmir in the Indian Project of Nationalism / Rekha Chowdhary -- PART IV. SOCIOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF CONFLICT, INSURGENCY, COUNTER INSURGENCY, MILITARIZATION, AND A MONOLITHIC NATIONALISM. Sociological Dimensions and Implications of the Kashmir Problem / Bashir Ahmed Dabla -- PART V. REPRESENTATIONS OF KNOWLEDGE AND KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION. Politics of Exclusion / Hameeda Naeem |
Summary |
"In this volume, Kashmiri scholars of all disciplines undertake a new look at their homeland and provide a set of visions for Kashmiri culture and society. The book offers a panorama of key cultural concerns of Jammu & Kashmir today, from the military aspects of the Kashmir conflict to the modern-day revival of indigenous cultural institutions, from the effects of religious discourse and gender-based social hierarchy to relations with India and Pakistan"--Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Group identity -- India -- Jammu and Kashmir
|
|
Nationalism -- India -- Jammu and Kashmir
|
|
Regional studies -- India -- Pakistan.
|
|
Asian history -- India -- Pakistan.
|
|
HISTORY -- Asia -- India & South Asia.
|
|
Geography.
|
|
Group identity
|
|
Nationalism
|
|
Politics and government
|
SUBJECT |
Jammu and Kashmir (India) -- Politics and government
|
Subject |
India -- Jammu and Kashmir
|
Form |
Electronic book
|
ISBN |
9781137029584 |
|
1137029587 |
|
1283588315 |
|
9781283588317 |
|