Arsalan Khan, "The Promise of Piety: Islam and the Politics of Moral Order in Pakistan" (Cornell UP, 2024)
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Exploring Violence, Ethnicity, and Religion
This chapter delves into the speaker's experiences in Karachi amidst political and army operations, fueling a curiosity into violence, conflict, ethnicity, and nationalism, further researched during their education in the US. The speaker shares challenges faced while researching a closed Islamic movement in Pakistan and reflects on their entry into a religious movement, examining preaching practices and religion's boundaries. A historical analysis is presented on colonial governmentality efforts, movements like Ligidamat, and the contestation for Islamic reform in South Asia.
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