Indian Muslim Minorities and the 1857 Rebellion

Ilyse R. Morgenstein Fuerst is Assistant Professor of Religion at the University of Vermont. She has previously published in peer-reviewed journals and her research deals with Islam in South Asia, historiography and the development of theories of religion. She received an MTS from Harvard Divinity School and a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

• Introduction Religion, Rebels, and Jihad Theoretical Framing A Note on Language Chapter Outline 11. The Company, Religion, and Islam Religion before Rebellion “Watershed Moment”: the Great Rebellion Greased Cartridges and Chapatis: the Anxiety ofReligious Conspiracy Muslim Memories of the Great Rebellion Conclusions 2. Suspect Subjects: Hunter and the Making of aMuslim Minority Bound to Rebel: Making Muslims a Minority Indian Musalmans and Hunter: Author of Empire Laws, Literalism, and All Muslims: Hunter’s Claims Favorable Ruling, Unfavorable Interpretation Conclusions 3. “God save me from my friends!”: Syed Ahmad Khan’sReview on Dr Hunter Sir Syed on the Great Rebellion An Academic Rejoinder to Indian Musalmans A Legalism of His Own: Sir Syed on Hunter’s Use ofIslamic Law On Muslim Loyalty On Literalism, Wahhabism, and Jihad Conclusions 4. Rebellion as Jihad, Jihad as Religion Defining Jihad Making Muslims Jihadis Jihad in Imperial India and the Great Rebellion Conclusions Conclusion Religion, Rebels, and Jihad: Legacies andOngoing Impact Epilogue 1857 from Today’s Vermont

'This important reading of the 1857 Indian Rebellion reveals the decisive role of European colonialism in defining Islam in terms of jihad. It is a fresh analysis, deeply informed by unsuspected historical sources, with striking implications for our understanding of religion. Highly recommended.' - Carl W. Ernst, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 'Indian Muslim Minorities and the 1857 Rebellion is a brilliant contribution, and so much more. It deepens and advances our understanding of South Asian history, Islam, and colonial encounter, whilst helping us to consider the interconnections among these fields that have for far too long been considered in isolation from one another. It also announces the arrival of a major scholar in the field. Recommended with the utmost enthusiasm.' - Omid Safi , Director, Duke Islamic Studies Center, Duke University