Author: Green Nile
Place: New Delhi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2011
Pages: 327
ISBN: 978-1-107-02076-4
Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai
Sub-Subject: Bombay
Keyword: Bombay Muslim, West Indian Ocean, Bombay Islam
Classification: 330.954792031
Shelf: C3R5
Accession No: B906
Contents: Illustrations Acknowledgements Maps Introduction 1- Missionaries and Reformists in the Market of Islams 2- Cosmopolitan Cults and the Economy of Miracles 3- The Enchantment of Industrial Communications 4- Exports for an Iranian Marketplace 5- The Making of a Neo-Isma’ilism 6- A Theology for the Mills and Dockyards 7- Bombay Islam in the Ocean’s Southern City Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index
Abstract: *Bombay Islam: The Religious Economy of the West Indian Ocean, 1840–1915* examines how Bombay became a vital hub in the religious and commercial networks of the Indian Ocean. It explores the competition among Sunni reformists, Sufi cults, and Isma’ili missionaries in shaping urban Muslim life through new technologies and communication. The book highlights how religious practices adapted to industrialization, migration, and empire, especially among workers and migrants. Extending its scope to Iran and East Africa, it shows how Bombay influenced Neo-Isma’ilism and broader Islamic modernity, revealing a dynamic interplay between commerce, religion, and global change in the colonial era.