Beyond Belief

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"Beyond Belief" is a non-fiction book by V. S. Naipaul that examines the lives and identities of Muslims in non-Arab countries, exploring the cultural and political consequences of religious conversion to Islam.

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instanceOf book
author V. S. Naipaul NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
examines effects of religious conversion on identity
modern Islamic societies outside the Arab world
relationship between religion and politics
focusesOn Muslims in non-Arab countries
lives of converts to Islam
social impact of Islamization
tension between local cultures and Islam
follows Among the Believers NERFINISHED
genre non-fiction
reportage
travel writing
hasAuthorNationality Trinidadian-born British
hasForm prose
hasPerspective first-person narrative
hasSubject Muslim communities in Asia
legacy of colonialism in Muslim societies
hasTheme cultural dislocation
faith and doubt
identity and belonging
modernity and tradition
post-colonial politics
religious fundamentalism
isSequelTo Among the Believers NERFINISHED
language English
literaryMovement postcolonial literature
mainSubject Islam NERFINISHED
Muslim identity
cultural change
political consequences of religion
post-colonial societies
religious conversion
notableFor continuation of Naipaul’s inquiry into political Islam
critical portrayal of Islamic revivalism
publicationDecade 1990s
publisher Random House NERFINISHED
relatedWork Among the Believers NERFINISHED
setting Indonesia NERFINISHED
Iran NERFINISHED
Malaysia NERFINISHED
Pakistan NERFINISHED
writtenBy V. S. Naipaul NERFINISHED

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V. S. Naipaul notableWork Beyond Belief