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This book arguesthat Islam cannot be understood through the works of theologians alone, for whomit is a formal, uniform and rigid system of beliefs and practices. PopularIslam, or Islam as it is practiced by millions of Muslim sin South Asia, has anempirical validity and is a dynamic process of adjustment and accommodation aswell as conflict with other religions, with which it coexists. Lived Islam In SouthAsia discuses these issue in four parts. Part Iconsists of three papers which bring coherence and meaning to the confusion ofeveryday life, with the help of concepts and ideas. Part II explores thedistinctive developments of Islam in Kashmir and Nepal. Part III analysesvarious aspects of both religious conflicts and accommodation. While violentconflicts take place between the Islamic sects of the Sunnis and Shias,harmonious relations between Muslims and Hindus, united by common worship atMuslim shrines in Karnataka is an empirical fact. Common worship also unites theextremely marginalized Shia women in Hyderabad to women of other religions. Thelast part describe howmarginalized people, both Hindus and Muslims, find acceptance in Sufism. Thefinal paper describes the tension between the Sinhalese Buddhists and the Muslimsin Sri Lanka. ISBN-- 97881187358152
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