Becoming ‘Good Muslim’ The Tablighi Jamaat in the UK and Bangladesh

The book uses an ethnographic approach to explore why the Tablighi Jamaat movement remains so successful in contemporary times. It shows that this success results from the positive image that it cultivates, and the systematic preaching activities of Tablighi Jamaat followers, and that the organisati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Siddiqi, Bulbul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2018, 2018
Edition:1st ed. 2018
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter One Introduction
  • Chapter Two Islamic Reforms in Bangladesh
  • Chapter Three Methodology
  • Chapter Four Undertaking a Chilla: Becoming a Tablighi Follower
  • Chapter Five Spiritual Journey within the Tablighi Jamaat
  • Chapter Six Bishwa Ijtema as a New Form of Islamic Pilgrimage
  • Chapter Seven Reconfiguring Gender Relations
  • Chapter Eight Participation in a Weekly Gasht
  • Chapter Nine Tablighi Jamaat in the UK
  • Chapter Ten Searching for a Global Identity
  • Chapter Eleven Conclusion