Religiosity and Hybridity: A Comparative Study of Islam in the Light of the Qur’an — The Festivity of Onam and the Celebration of Nowruz

Religiosity and Hybridity: A Comparative Study of Islam in the Light of the Qur’an—The Festivity of Onam and the Celebration of Nowruz is the outcome of a sustained academic engagement with the intricate relationship between religious consciousness, cultural tradition, and the formation of hybrid identities. The volume seeks to examine how faith and culture intersect, negotiate, and occasionally reshape one another within historically diverse and socially plural contexts.

The study focuses on Onam and Nowruz, two culturally significant celebrations that have travelled across regions, communities, and historical periods. While rooted in distinct civilisational traditions, both festivals have acquired layered meanings through collective memory, social participation, cultural adaptation, and intercommunity interaction. Their comparative examination offers an important opportunity to reflect upon the distinction between religious doctrine, cultural custom, inherited tradition, and shared social practice.