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This volume aims to explore various aspects of South Asian society, culture, and politics through diverse essays.

May 24, 2026Open Access

Essays on South Asian Society, Culture and Politics II.

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This volume aims to explore various aspects of South Asian society, culture, and politics through diverse essays.
Collection of essays focusing on different topics in South Asia.
Analysis of historical and cultural contexts.
Exploration of political dynamics in regions such as the Indian Ocean and Afghanistan.
Insights into emergent politics in the Indian Ocean during the 18th century.
Examination of missionary interactions in South India.
Discussion of Muslim concepts of resistance and local power in historical contexts.

Abstract

Arbeitsheft No. 9 is a continuation of the essays on South Asian society started in No. 8. The articles display a great diversity, ranging from emergent Indian Ocean politics and missionary encounters in 18th-century South India to Muslim concepts of resistance and Pashtun identity in Afghanistan. This volume reflects the wide research scope of the ZMO, focusing on historical conditions and cultural manifestations of change. Content: Joachim Heidrich: Emergent Indian Ocean Politics. Heike Liebau: Missionary Encounter (Interaktion zwischen indischen Missionsbediensteten, europäischen Missionaren und der lokalen Bevölkerung im Südindien des 18. Jahrhunderts). Dietrich Reetz: Muslim Concepts of Local Power and Resistance (Islamische Militante in der indischen Grenzprovinz 1900–1947). Petra Heidrich: The Indian Village as Perceived by Peasant Leaders in Late Colonial India. Bernt Glatzer: Being Pashtun - Being Muslim: Concepts of Person and War in Afghanistan.

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