Seeking Allah's Hierarchy (Record no. 70800)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781512828498
028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME
Distributor Name : Raghav Books Pvt. Ltd.
Distributor address : B-2/25, 1st Floor, Arun house, Ansari Road, Darya ganj, New Delhi
Bill Number : 3479
Bill Date : 25/09/2026
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 305.512 SAI
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Saidalavi, P C.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Seeking Allah's Hierarchy
Remainder of title : Caste, Labor, and Islam in India.
Statement of responsibility, etc / P C. Saidalavi.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc , Philadelphia
Name of publisher, distributor, etc : University of Pennsylvania Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc , 2026.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xix, 229p.
Dimensions : 24cm.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 3023
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc In Seeking Allah’s Hierarchy, P. C. Saidalavi provides an ethnographic study of a Muslim barber community in South India, unraveling how these barbers negotiated concepts of hierarchy through Islamic values of piety, genealogy, morality, and wealth. Through this close-drawn study, Saidalavi argues that Muslim hierarchy exists and it works on its own terms. It both draws upon Islamic jurisprudential and moral discourses and is shaped by the larger economic, cultural, and political environment, including that of Hinduism. Yet ultimately, Muslim hierarchy is neither a replica nor a watered-down version of caste in Hinduism.<br/><br/>Seeking Allah’s Hierarchy contends that the Islamization process in South Asia cannot be reduced to conceptual schemas or patterns dictating religious practice. Instead, this process works within a “lived tradition,” in which Muslims attempt to infuse and rationalize their practices using their interpretations of Islamic values, meanings, and purpose. In this case, barbers challenged other Muslims’ perception of them as hierarchically inferior by emphasizing their religious piety. Yet those same Muslims also drew on Islam to provide a rationale for categorizing barbers’ work as morally obligatory but undignified, thus rendering the barbers “lower.”<br/><br/>The barbers’ challenge to this perceptual hierarchical order was inspired by communist political activities in Kerala and commenced when they started unionizing in the 1970s. By establishing shops, instituting uniform pricing, and standardizing working hours, barbers successfully transformed their work relations into labor within the strictures of capitalist market relations. Recounting their story here, Saidalavi complicates the question of “caste” found in the Indian subcontinent by showcasing the specificity of hierarchical practices among Muslims, despite the egalitarianism of their religion.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Muslims in South India
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Religion
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Muslim Religion
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Personal name P C Saidalavi.
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