South Asia is home to one of the largest Muslim populations in the world. From early Muslim dynastic rulers to the Mughals, Colonial Rule, Partition and beyond, Islam has played a pivotal part in influencing the history of the region. As South Asia rapidly develops, to what extent will its Islamic heritage and culture influence the region in future? This unique new series opens up innovative avenues for research and debate in exploring the politics, heritage and future of Islamic South Asia. Located thematically in South Asia, and focusing on pluralistic Islamic formations and practices, Islamic South Asia reflects how the mutually intertwined past and present have conditioned debates regarding belonging, sociality and community, law, history and citizenship. At the same time, the South Asian subcontinent has also been inhabited for centuries by Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, Sikhs, Jews, Parsees and people of numerous other faiths and practices. Rich and provocative dialogues have taken place among these different traditions to create a culturally diverse and ever-changing region. This series takes an interdisciplinary approach and aims to provide a platform for new voices in a variety of fields: visual culture, history, religion, gender studies, politics and current affairs. Series Editor Ruby Lal, Emory University, USA Advisory Board Iftikhar Dadi, Cornell University, Canada Stephen F.
Dale, Ohio State University, USA Rukhsana David, Kinnaird College for Women, Pakistan Michael Fisher, Oberlin College, USA Marcus Fraser, Fitzwilliam Museum, UK Ebba Koch, University of Vienna, Austria David Lewis, London School of Economics, UK Francis Robinson, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK Ron Sela, Indiana University Bloomington, USA Willem van Schendel, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.