Hamdard and Unani: The Contested Terrain of Indo-Muslim Medical Knowledge

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dc.contributor.advisorGururani, Shubhra
dc.creatorShah, Radha
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-25T13:54:52Z
dc.date.available2016-11-25T13:54:52Z
dc.date.copyright2016-04-28
dc.date.issued2016-11-25
dc.date.updated2016-11-25T13:54:52Z
dc.degree.disciplineSocial Anthropology
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is a historical anthropological study of the Indian branch of herbal pharmaceutical company Hamdard. I examine Hamdards commercial representation of the Indo-Islamic tradition of medicine called Unani, through a document analysis of a variety of company commissioned literature, including marketing pamphlets, conference proceedings, scientific journal articles, newsprint media, educational materials, and print advertisements. Established in 1906, Hamdard emerged and developed during a period of Indian Muslim cultural modernization, Hindu nationalism, and anti-colonial politicization. I analyze the ways in which Hamdard literature contextualizes a narrative of the companys growth within this history, which sets the backdrop for Unanis professional reform in late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century India. An emergent theme in my textual analysis, which I address throughout my project, is how Hamdardas an Indian Muslim companynegotiates this identity while articulating belonging in India.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/32654
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectSouth Asian studies
dc.subject.keywordsUnani
dc.subject.keywordsHamdard
dc.subject.keywordsIndo-Muslim medical knowledge
dc.subject.keywordsMuslims in India
dc.subject.keywordsIdentity
dc.subject.keywordsHumoural medicine
dc.titleHamdard and Unani: The Contested Terrain of Indo-Muslim Medical Knowledge
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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