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Mullahs on the Mainframe - Islam and Modernity among the Daudi Bohras (Paperback, 2nd Ed.)
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Mullahs on the Mainframe - Islam and Modernity among the Daudi Bohras (Paperback, 2nd Ed.)
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The values of traditionalist Islam are often portrayed as
inherently hostile to those of a modern, pluralistic society. This
book shatters many of these stereotypes. Jonah Blank provides a
first-hand account of the Daudi Bohra community, a Shi'a
denomination numbering 1 million, concentrated in South Asia but
spread worldwide. This society has no contradiction between Islamic
traditions and full-fledged modernity. The Bohras uphold orthodox
Muslim practices, such as in prayer and dress, while at the same
time embracing aspects of modern culture not in direct conflict
with their core beliefs. They send their children, of both genders,
abroad for education, exhibit greater gender equality than most of
the communities of the Indian sub-continent, and have become
Internet pioneers, uniting members around the world. This volume
shows how a premodern clerical elite has embraced modernity, not
rejected it.
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