num_pages: 248
description: Questioning the conventional depiction of India as a nation divided between religious communities, Gottschalk shows that individuals living in India have multiple identities, some of which cut across religious boundaries. The stories narrated by villagers living in the northern state of Bihar depict everyday social interactions that transcend the simple divide of Hindu and Muslim.
language: English
title: Beyond Hindu and Muslim: Multiple Identity in Narratives from Village India
titlecomplete: Beyond Hindu and Muslim: Multiple Identity in Narratives from Village India
genres: Islam, India
ratings_count: 10
publisher: Oxford University Press