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The Genesis, Evolution and Impact of “Deobandi” Islam on the Punjab: An Overview

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In “The Genesis, Evolution and Impact of ‘Deobandi’ Islam on the Punjab: An Overview”, Tahir Kamran delineates the process that culminated in the proliferation of the Deobandi version of Islam in Punjab that eventually led to the formation of terrorist organizations in the closing years of the twentieth century. He argues that the gradual spread of Deobandi influence was not in consonance with the composite cultural ethos that was intrinsic to Punjab. Kamran notes that the Deobandis are still in a minority but that the aggressive articulation of their religious beliefs has given them such leeway that it is possible to think that the creation of Pakistan was in fact to their advantage.

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  1. Department of History, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan

    Tahir Kamran

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  1. University of Huddersfield , Huddresfield, United Kingdom

    Jawad Syed

  2. Auckland University of Technology , Auckland, New Zealand

    Edwina Pio

  3. Government College University , Lahore, Pakistan

    Tahir Kamran

  4. School of the Arts & Media, The University of New South Wales , Australia

    Abbas Zaidi

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Kamran, T. (2016). The Genesis, Evolution and Impact of “Deobandi” Islam on the Punjab: An Overview. In: Syed, J., Pio, E., Kamran, T., Zaidi, A. (eds) Faith-Based Violence and Deobandi Militancy in Pakistan. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-94966-3_3

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