A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF RELIGION AND CASTE AMONG THE NAT MUSLIMS IN INDIA
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.61841/jvs4je10Keywords:
Identity, caste, religion, Nat Muslim, nomadsAbstract
This research paper presents a sociological understanding of the role of religion and caste in
constructing and influencing the social identity of Nat Muslims, originally a peripatetic
nomadic tribe, in India. The study was conducted at Semri Village of district Paschim
Champaran, in the state of Bihar in India. The research design was descriptive and analytical
in nature. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods were applied for the collection of
data. The findings are based on the information collected from 54 families that belong to
Muslim Nat community. The paper suggests that religion and caste (which is otherwise a
feature of Hindu society) have greatly influenced the social standing and identity of the Nat
Muslims. Their everyday lives are greatly determined by the overlapping and multiple identities
so generated.
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