Children of a Lesser God’
Contesting South Indian Muslim Identities in KwaZulu-Natal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11422008 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sultan Khan (0000-0003-2835-4655, University of KwaZulu-Natal, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 86-102 |
| Publication date | 2009-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South African Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0258-2473 • E-ISSN: 1726-1686 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02582470902804498 |
| OpenAlex | W1966126964 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 1 |
Muslims in South Africa constitute a heterogeneous group with diverse sociohistorical backgrounds. Each of these sub-groups evolved under a common politically repressive environment and over time succeeded in moving beyond some of the sociological shocks and vulnerability unleashed by the colonial and subsequent apartheid regimes. Their social evolution varies and over time distinct cultural and religious practices developed, which make each group peculiar, although they conform to a common article of faith. In so far as Muslims of South Indian extraction is concerned, their historical evolution embodies several cultural practices and traditions which are often in conflict with their counterparts who originated predominantly from the North. Within the South African Muslim diaspora, they were accorded pariah status, discriminated against and socially marginalised by their North Indian counterparts in subtle and overt ways. This paper examines the sociological shocks and trauma experienced by this grouping both within and outside of the diaspora and the effects that this had in shaping its present form. The article identifies important social, political and economic milestones in its historical evolution and constructs an analysis of its relative status both within the wider Muslim diaspora and the transforming South African context
Archaeology · Colonialism · Diaspora · Ethnology · Faith · Pariah group · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Gender Studies · History · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · South African History and Culture
| Citations per year | 0.36 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2023 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |