Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations and Tables ix
4. Preface and Acknowledgments xi
5. Notes to the Reader xvii
6. Abbreviations xix
7. Introduction 1
8. Part I. Fieldwork and Historical Context
9. 1. Doing Fieldwork in Times of War 31
10. 2. Contextualizing the Formation and Ideology of Islamism 49
11. Part II. Zigzags to Allah’s Kingdom
12. 3. Educating the Children 83
13. 4. Mobilizing the Young 111
14. 5. Defining Islam: Conflict and Democratization 137
15. Part III. Opposition and Negotiation
16. 6. Invoking Jihad 163
17. 7. Negotiating the Idol: Secularism, Democracy, and Allah’s Kingdom 188
18. Conclusion 217
19. Appendixes 241
20. Notes 245
21. Glossary of Urdu-Hindi Terms 263
22. Bibliography 265
23. Index 295