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...Stephen F. Dale Abstract During the nineteenth and the early twentieth century, a series of violent outbreaks erupted in the rural areas of Malabar District in northern Kerala. The outbreaks were conducted by small groups of Mappillas, the indigenous Muslims of Kerala. At the time they occurred...

...Stephen F. Dale Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1977 1977 400 A Reply to Wood JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES It is impossible in a brief letter to correct all of Dr. Wood's misapprehensions, whether about my article in particular or the Mappilla outbreaks in general. Therefore...

...Gary D. Allinson Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1977 1977 400 A Reply to Wood JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES It is impossible in a brief letter to correct all of Dr. Wood's misapprehensions, whether about my article in particular or the Mappilla outbreaks in general. Therefore...

... to what Dale calls the “Ponnani faction” of Moplahs being “a small group of Mappilla religious leaders” (p. 93), all Moplahs of South Malabar (except the Kondotti Moplahs discussed in footnote 9) were referred to as “Ponnani Moplahs” since, nominally, they owed allegiance to the Valiya Jaratingal Tangal...

... ), II, 71 – 73 , 94–104 ; Dale Stephen F. , “ The Mappilla Outbreaks; Ideology and Social Conflict in Nineteenth-Century Kerala ,” JAS , 35 ( 1975 ). 85 – 97 ; Wood Conrad , “ Historical Background of the Moplah Rebellion: Outbreaks, 1836–1919 ,” Social Scientist , No. 25...

..., and Verghese's conjecture that vast numbers of the Mappillas were actually converts from the lower castes would surprise most scholars. He argues further that in Malabar, Hindu nationalists have failed to make headway (p. 128). But Kerala, and Malabar in particular, lead India in the number of RSS branches (over...

... the phenomenon of political mobilization to the antecedent Mappilla Rebellion of 1921 in Malabar. In their contributions, Agehananda Bharati and Baldev Raj Nayar express their dissatisfaction with the textbookish approach to the study of political mobilization. In his brilliant piece on "sadhuization," Bharati...

... the latter burst into a violent insurrection of 1971. Robert Hardgrave relates the phenomenon of political mobilization to the antecedent Mappilla Rebellion of 1921 in Malabar. In their contributions, Agehananda Bharati and Baldev Raj Nayar express their dissatisfaction with the textbookish approach...

... within Kerala itself. Over the same period, however, employment opportunities in Madras have gradually been changing to provide greater numbers of working class jobs in retail commerce and in manufacturing. The most recent migrants from Kerala have been the Malabar Muslims or Mappillas, who found...

... Restoration, 1868-1900 421 South Asia BARNETT, STEVE; FRUZZETTI, UNA; AND OSTOR, AKOS. Hierarchy Purified: Notes on Dumont and His Critics CARROLL, LUCY. Caste, Social Change, and the Social Scientist: A Note on the Ahistorica! Approach to Indian Social History DALE, STEPHEN F. The Mappilla Outbreaks...

..., Mappillas, Kurichiyas, Bants, Billavas, Nangudi Vellalas, Koyas, and Malmis), which provided women greater property rights and placed fewer constraints on mate choice. Many modernist Indian nationalists valued the ideal of mated couples from the early twentieth century, and advocated divorce rights...

... Minault ( 1982 ). For more on the Moplah (also known as Mappilla) community and the rebellion of 1921, see K. N. Pannikar ( 1989 ) and Stephen Dale ( 1980 ). For a shorter but excellent review of the uprising and academic analysis of it, cf. Parshotam Mehra, “The Moplah Rebellion (1921)” ( 1985 , 462–64...