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This book explores the religious identity of the indigenous Gujjars
living in Rajaji National Park (RNP), Uttarakhand, India. In the
broader context of forest conservation discourse, steps taken by
the local government to relocate the Gujjars outside RNP have been
crucial in their choice to associate with NGOs and Deobandi
Muslims. These intersecting associations constitute the context of
their transitioning religious identity. The book presents a rich
account of the actual process of Islamization through the
collaborative agency of Deobandi madrasas and Tablighi Jama'at.
Based on documents and interviews collected over four years, it
constructs a particular case of Deobandi reform and also balances
this with a layered description of the Gujjar responses. It argues
that in their association with the Deobandis, the Gujjars
internalized the normative dimensions of beliefs and practices but
not at the expense of their traditional Hindu-folk culture. This
capacity for adaptation bodes well for the Gujjars, but their
proper integration with wider society seems assured only in
association with the Deobandis. Consequently this research also
points toward the role of Islam in integrating marginal groups in
the wider context of society in South Asia.
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