Ireland and Islam: James O’Kinealy and Wahhabism in India

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dc.check.date2026-07-23en
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dc.contributor.authorMcNamara, Brendanen
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dc.date.issued2025-01-23en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this article is to explore James O’Kinealy’s (1838–1903) contribution to scholarship around Islamic movements in India, while a functionary of the Indian Civil Service (ICS) from 1862 to 1899. It seeks to recover from obscurity a little-known personage and his involvement in significant episodes in the history of Islam and British colonialism in India. O’Kinealy’s situatedness as an Irish Catholic in the ICS, and how this influenced his approach to Islam and his study of Wahhabism, will be closely examined. Serving the same imperial system in India that prevailed in Ireland presents a complex and entangled history. O’Kinealy’s background, it will be argued, influenced his activities as a senior official in the colonial administration. His writings (and translations), directed towards preserving the status quo against the fear of Muslim revolt, evidence a nuanced perspective when set against that of his ‘Anglicist’ contemporaries. Juxtaposing his approach and attitudes against that of the influential colonialist and scholar, W.W. Hunter (d.1900), will highlight his discreet approach and serve to foreground the intricate nature of this history. Though his publications are few, O’Kinealy’s work is unique, and represents one of the earliest engagements with the Wahhabi movement in the English language.en
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dc.identifier.citationMcNamara, B. (2024) 'Ireland and Islam: James O’Kinealy and Wahhabism in India', Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations, 35(3), pp. 263–283. https://doi.org/10.1080/09596410.2024.2442808en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/09596410.2024.2442808en
dc.identifier.eissn1469-9311en
dc.identifier.endpage283en
dc.identifier.issn0959-6410en
dc.identifier.issued3en
dc.identifier.journaltitleIslam and Christian–Muslim Relationsen
dc.identifier.startpage263en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/17030
dc.identifier.volume35en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen
dc.relation.ispartofIslam and Christian–Muslim Relationsen
dc.rights© 2024, University of Birmingham. Published by Taylor & Francis. All rights reserved. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations on 23 January 2025, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/09596410.2024.2442808en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/en
dc.subjectO’Kinealyen
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.subjectIslamen
dc.subjectIndiaen
dc.subjectWahhabi Ireland and Islamen
dc.subjectJames O’Kinealy and Wahhabism in Indiaen
dc.titleIreland and Islam: James O’Kinealy and Wahhabism in Indiaen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
oaire.citation.issue3en
oaire.citation.volume35en
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