Political Incursions
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Political Incursions
• “Outsiders” in India• Early 8th Century Ummayads– Limited Impact
Political Incursions
• “Outsiders” in India• Early 8th Century Ummayads– Limited Impact
• Turkic reconquest– ~1000– More substantial– Sultanate of Delhi
Conversion
• Differences between Hinduism and Islam?• Islamic Population
Conversion
• Differences between Hinduism and Islam?• Islamic Population
Conversion
• Differences between Hinduism and Islam?• Islamic Population• Means of Conversion– Traders– Sufis• Attractive to Indians?• What they did
Conversion
• Differences between Hinduism and Islam?• Islamic Population• Means of Conversion– Traders– Sufis
• Who converted?
Conversion
• Differences between Hinduism and Islam?• Islamic Population• Means of Conversion– Traders– Sufis
• Who converted?– Low-Caste– Buddhists– Others…
Limits to Conversion
• Limits• Why not?
Limits to Conversion
• Limits• Why not?• Incorporated into Hinduism?
Cultural Fusion
• Indian Influence on Islam• Islamic Response in Middle Ground– Political– Caste System– Mysticism• “neither in temple nor in mosque…Look within your
heart, for there you will find both [Allah] and Ram [Hindu deity].” 15th century mystic poet Kabir
Cultural Fusion
• Indian Influence on Islam• Islamic Response in Middle Ground– Political– Caste System– Mysticism
Cultural Fusion
• Indian Influence on Islam• Islamic Response in Middle Ground– Political– Caste System– Mysticism• “neither in temple nor in mosque…Look within your
heart, for there you will find both [Allah] and Ram [Hindu deity].” 15th century mystic poet Kabir
– Gender
Cultural Fusion
• Indian Influence on Islam• Islamic Response in Middle Ground• Hindu Response in the Middle Ground– Separation– Bhakti Devotional Cults
• Sikhs• Conclusion
Spread to SE Asia
• More successful• Two Modes– Traders• Trading Empire—Malacca• Buddhists
– Sufi Missionaries• Incorporation• Success
Spread to SE Asia
• More successful• Two Modes: Traders and Sufis• Retention of Pre-Islamic culture
Conclusion
• Sim’s to India• Differences