{"product_id":"who-is-a-muslim-orientalism-and-literary-populisms-paperback","title":"Who Is a Muslim?: Orientalism and Literary Populisms - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaryam Wasif Khan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho Is a Muslim?\u003c\/i\u003e argues that modern Urdu literature, from its inception in colonial institutions such as Fort William College, Calcutta, to its dominant iterations in contemporary Pakistan--popular novels, short stories, television serials--is formed around a question that is and historically has been at the core of early modern and modern Western literatures. The question \"Who is a Muslim?,\" a constant concern within eighteenth-century literary and scholarly orientalist texts, the English oriental tale chief among them, takes on new and dangerous meanings once it travels to the North-Indian colony, and later to the newly formed Pakistan. A literary-historical study spanning some three centuries, this book argues that the idea of an Urdu canon, far from secular or progressive, has been shaped as the authority designate around the intertwined questions of piety, national identity, and citizenship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWho Is a Muslim? \u003c\/i\u003eis a pioneering contribution to Urdu scholarship. It is going to rewrite the field of Urdu studies, overturning commonly held assertions and forcefully arguing for new readings of canonical texts. The book will spark manifold conversations for a long time.\"--Jennifer Dubrow, University of Washington \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As scholars of world literature reckon with the colonial legacies of philology and Orientalism, Khan's \u003ci\u003eWho Is a Muslim\u003c\/i\u003e? provides an important critical history anchored in South Asian sources that sheds light on crucial questions regarding nation, language, and religion. Across its five chapters, it weaves together insightful engagements with literary form, narrative structure, and the emergence of modern social imaginaries. I can think of few books that offer such a rich account with such resonant implications for our field.\"--Michael Allan, University of Oregon \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eWho Is a Muslim?\u003c\/i\u003e argues that modern Urdu literature, from its inception in colonial institutions such as Fort William College, Calcutta, to its dominant iterations in contemporary Pakistan--popular novels, short stories, television serials--is formed around a question that is and historically has been at the core of early modern and modern Western literatures. The question--Who is a Muslim?--a constant concern within eighteenth-century literary and scholarly orientalist texts, the English oriental tale chief amongst them, takes on new and dangerous meanings once it travels to the North-Indian colony, and later to the newly-formed Pakistan. A literary-historical study spanning some three centuries, this book argues that the idea of an Urdu canon, far from secular or progressive, has been shaped as the authority designate around the intertwined questions of piety, national identity, and citizenship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaryam Wasif Khan\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies at the Mushtaq Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences, LUMS University, Lahore.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaryam Wasif Khan\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies at the Mushtaq Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences, LUMS University, Lahore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47501800308914,"sku":"9780823290130","price":73.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9a1381414a5722ba6228ffe781aa4bba.webp?v=1779450395","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/who-is-a-muslim-orientalism-and-literary-populisms-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}