Caste and Social Stratification Among Muslims in IndiaImtiaz Ahmad Monograph comprising contributions on the system of caste-like social stratification among muslims (Islam) in India - examines social status, social mobility, the role of religion, political power and caste stratification, etc. In various ethnic groups located in different states. Bibliography after each paper and statistical tables. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Elements of Caste among the Muslims in a District in | 19 |
Status Groups among the Moplahs on the Southwest | 41 |
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Aga Khan Amini Ansari Arab Ashraf belonging beradari Bhangis Bhiwandi Bombay Brahmins Calcutta caste groups Caste Ranking caste system century Chamars Chavandi Kalan claim commensality cultural customs Dafali Delhi descent distinctions dominant lineage Dumont economic egalitarian endogamy ethnic groups families girls high caste higher Hindu caste hypergamous India inter-ethnic interaction Islam islands Ismaili Itki jamaat Kalpeni Karnavars Kasauli Kavaratti Kazi Kerala Khiruli Khojas Kidwais Kokni Muslims Koran Koyas land lower castes lower groups Malabar Malbaris Malumis marriage alliances marriage circle marry matrilineal Melacheris Meos Momins Moplahs mosque Mughals Muslim Caste Muslim ethnic groups Muslim groups Muslim society Muslim Tamils Nayars occupational castes panchayat Pathans pattern Patuas pollution population position purdah Pusalars region religious ritual purity sarkar Sayyads sects Shah Sheikh Siddiquis Sheikh status Shia social hierarchy social status social stratification social structure Srinivas Sunni Thangals tharavad tion traditional occupation upper Uttar Pradesh village zamindar