Social Ethnography of Hill Muslim of Nepal

This book is social-ethnography study of the society and culture of hill Muslims called Churaute in Nepali language meaning bangle sellers - of Nepal among whom the strict Islamic religious credo and centuries old social exclusions is creating a dilemma of poverty amidst plenty of human and natural resources. Based on the theoretical frame of Marxist anthropology the book calls for understanding the importance of the process of social inclusion and responding to Nepal’s diversity by carrying out an examination through ethnographic lens ethnicity/caste, religion, and regional identity. This book will help to understand the sentiments of the religious minority groups which will accordingly trim down the budding tensions and ethno-religious conflicts.