The Gabriel of Madness
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The Gabriel of Madness
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Since a right-wing Hindu nationalist government came to power in 2014, Indian Muslims have faced rampant Islamophobia, lynchings and mob violence, discriminatory legislation, and economic ostracism. How have Indian Muslims—the largest religious minority in the world’s largest democracy—responded to the failures and demise of state secularism?
Using the lens of Urdu poetry, this beautiful ethnography explores how Indian Muslims have drawn upon Islamic traditions to actualise free-thinking selves and imagine a pluralistic society unbeholden to coercive state power. Through poetic symposiums, interviews, social media, and deep conversations with diverse Muslim interlocutors—from religious leaders to politicians, civil society activists to poets—Anand Vivek Taneja paints a portrait of the vitality of Indian Muslim artistic, ethical, and spiritual life at a moment of existential crisis.
The Gabriel of Madness is a testament to the resilience and creativity found within this community.
Series: Islamic Humanities
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780520422797
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 21 April 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: University of California Press
Illustration: 7 b-w illustrations
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 266
About the Author
Anand Vivek Taneja is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Anthropology at Vanderbilt University. He is author of the award-winning Jinnealogy: Time, Islam, and Ecological Thought in the Medieval Ruins of Delhi.
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