Defining Muslims on the Afghan Frontier: T. P. Hughes and His Dictionary of Islam
Christian missionaries working in India in the nineteenth century made numerous important contributions to European and North American understandings of Islam. One such contribution was the Dictionary of Islam compiled by the Anglican missionary Thomas Patrick Hughes, who was serving in Peshawar on...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2018]
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2018, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-20 |
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Afghanistan
B Second Anglo-Afghan War B Thomas Patrick Hughes B Missionary B Dictionary of Islam B Peshawar B Maulavi Ahmad of Tangi B Ahl-i ?adīth B India |
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| Summary: | Christian missionaries working in India in the nineteenth century made numerous important contributions to European and North American understandings of Islam. One such contribution was the Dictionary of Islam compiled by the Anglican missionary Thomas Patrick Hughes, who was serving in Peshawar on the border between British India and Afghanistan. Drawing upon sources such as collections of Hadith, he provided both brief definitions and some longer analyses of a wide range of aspects of Muslim beliefs, practices and history. However, his compilation was not entirely based on textual sources, but was also informed by daily contact with Muslims in and around Peshawar, particularly Maulavi Ahmad of Tangi. Hughes combined his interest in defining Islam with a passion for exploring and explaining Afghan culture and politics to his readership in Britain. Although situated on the edges of empire', Hughes nonetheless found himself at the centre of world events as the intrigue between Britain and Russia resulted in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Although located in what some considered a minor province on the periphery of the Muslim world, he nonetheless produced a major reference work on Islam that is still in print. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9311 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09596410.2017.1399636 |