In a study of the vitality of Islam in late-nineteenth-century north India, Barbara Metcalf explains the response of Islamic religious scholars ('ulama) to the colonial dominance of the British and the collapse of Muslim political power.
Originally published in 1982.
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*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Maps, pg. ix*List of
Illustrations, pg. x*Acknowledgments, pg. xi*Note on Transliteration, pg.
xiii*Introduction: The Pattern of Islamic Reform, pg. 1*I The 'Ulama In
Transition: The Eighteenth Century, pg. 16*II. The 'Ulama In Transition: The
Early Nineteenth Century, pg. 46*III The Madrasah at Deoband, pg. 87*IV The
Style of Religious Leadership, I: Muftis and Shaikhs, pg. 138*V The Style of
Religious Leadership, II: Writers and Debaters, pg. 198*VI The Social Milieu
of the Deobandi 'Ulama, pg. 235*VII Alternative Tendencies within Sunni
Islam: The Ahl-i Hadis and the Barelwis, pg. 264*VIII Further Alternatives:
Aligarh and Nadwah, pg. 315*Conclusion: New Sects, New Strategies, Old
Patterns, pg. 348*Glossary, pg. 361*Bibliography, pg. 369*Index, pg. 377
