Muslim Imaginations of Islam in India
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This paper explores two broad questions: (a) what is the nature of anti-Muslim discourse in contemporary India and (b) how does it impact their religious orientation and practices? Using survey data produced by CSDS-Lokniti and the Pew Research Center, the paper shows that the dominant assumption that anti-Muslim Hindutva eventually forces Muslims to take refuge in the realm of religion and make them more Islamic is not entirely correct. It is argued that everyday concerns and anxieties are not entirely interpreted through the prism of religion or religiosity. Instead, Muslim communities seem to interpret the growing intolerance in the country as a political phenomenon.
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