In Kerala, Vakkom Moulavi motivated Muslims to embrace modernity, especially modern education, in order to reap maximum benefit. In this process, he initiated numerous religious reforms. However, he held fairly ambivalent attitudes towards individualism, materialism and secularization, defending Islam against the attacks of Christian missionaries.

Autorentext
Jose Abraham is a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of History at Concordia University, Canada.

Inhalt
Introduction Chapter 1: Vakkom Moulavi: Biographical Details Chapter 2: Swadeshabhimani and Identity Politics in Kerala Chapter 3: Contributions to Educational Reform Chapter 4: Promotion of Islamic Reform Chapter 5: Representing Islamic Modernity Chapter 6: Community Mobilization Conclusion