The Gabriel of Madness
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing programme. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more.
Since a right-wing Hindu nationalist government came to power in 2014, Indian Muslims have faced rampant Islamophobia, lynchings and mob violence, discriminatory legislation, and economic ostracism. How have Indian Muslimsâthe largest religious minority in the worldâs largest democracyâresponded to the failures and demise of state secularism?
Using the lens of Urdu poetry, this beautiful ethnography explores how Indian Muslims have drawn upon Islamic traditions to actualise free-thinking selves and imagine a pluralistic society unbeholden to coercive state power. Through poetic symposiums, interviews, social media, and deep conversations with diverse Muslim interlocutorsâfrom religious leaders to politicians, civil society activists to poetsâAnand Vivek Taneja paints a portrait of the vitality of Indian Muslim artistic, ethical, and spiritual life at a moment of existential crisis.
The Gabriel of Madness is a testament to the resilience and creativity found within this community.
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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing programme. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more.
Since a right-wing Hindu nationalist government came to power in 2014, Indian Muslims have faced rampant Islamophobia, lynchings and mob violence, discriminatory legislation, and economic ostracism. How have Indian Muslimsâthe largest religious minority in the worldâs largest democracyâresponded to the failures and demise of state secularism?
Using the lens of Urdu poetry, this beautiful ethnography explores how Indian Muslims have drawn upon Islamic traditions to actualise free-thinking selves and imagine a pluralistic society unbeholden to coercive state power. Through poetic symposiums, interviews, social media, and deep conversations with diverse Muslim interlocutorsâfrom religious leaders to politicians, civil society activists to poetsâAnand Vivek Taneja paints a portrait of the vitality of Indian Muslim artistic, ethical, and spiritual life at a moment of existential crisis.
The Gabriel of Madness is a testament to the resilience and creativity found within this community.
