In this volume, Kashmiri scholars of all disciplines undertake a new look at their homeland and provide a set of visions for Kashmiri culture and society. The book offers a panorama of key cultural concerns of Jammu & Kashmir today, from the military aspects of the Kashmir conflict to the modern-day revival ofindigenous cultural institutions, from the effects of religious discourse andgender-based social hierarchy to relations with India and Pakistan. INDICE: PART I: CONSTRUCTIONS OF KASHMIRI IDENTITY WITHIN THE OVERLAPPING DISCOURSES OF KASHMIRIYAT, ISLAM, SAIVISM, SUFISM.Evolution of my Identity vis-à -vis Islam and Kashmir - Mohammad Ishaq Khan.Kashmiriyat: The Voice of the Past Misconstrued - Rattan Lal Hangloo.PART II: CULTURAL SYNCRETISM AND DECONSTRUCTION OF A MONOLITHIC CULTURE.Mystical Thought of Kashmir - M. H. Zaffar.Syncretic Tradition and the Creative Life—Some Kashmiri Mystic Poets - Neerja Mattoo.PART III: CONCEPTUALIZATION OF SOVEREIGNTY , DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, ANDREGIONAL STABILITY.Democracy and Governance in Kashmir - Noor Ahmad Baba.Political Assertion of Kashmiri Identity - Gull Mohammad Wani.Kashmir in the Indian Project of Nationalism - Rekha Chowdhary.PART IV: SOCIOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OFCONFLICT, INSURGENCY, COUNTER INSURGENCY, MILITARIZATION, AND A MONOLITHIC NATIONALISM.Sociological Dimensions and Implications of the Kashmir Problem - Bashir Ahmed Dabla.PART V: REPRESENTATIONS OF KNOWLEDGE AND KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION.Politics of Exclusion - Hameeda Naeem.
- ISBN: 978-1-1370-2957-7
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 07/08/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido