Islam along the South Asian Littoral

Dider, B.J.; Simpson, E. (2005)

Article / Letter to editor

The Muslim communities inhabiting the littoral regions of the Indian subcontinent represent unique and uniquely neglected nodes in the broader network of South Asian and Indian Ocean Islam. Shaped by the maritime forces of the Indian Ocean, and largely independent from their northern coreligionists, these communities appear to have developed a distinct Muslim politics that is little understood.

• South Asia

• All authors: Dider, B.J.; Simpson, E.
• Date: 2005
• Journal: ISIM Review
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 42 - 43
• Publisher: ISIM, Leiden