Literary and Religious Practices in Medieval and Early Modern India

ISBN-13: 9781138280311 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 222 str.

AQUIL, RAZIUDDIN

Opis

Covering the history of medieval and early modern India, from the eighth to the eighteenth centuries, this volume is part of a new series of collections of essays publishing current research on all aspects of polity, society, economy, religion and culture. The thematically organized volumes particularly serve as a platform for younger scholars to showcase their new research and, thus, reflect current thrusts in the study of the period.

Spis treści

Introduction (Raziuddin Aquil and David L. Curley)  1. Sufi Attitudes toward Homosexuality: Chishti Perspectives from South Asia (Scott Kugle)  2. Religious Sects, Syncretism, and Claims of Antiquity: The Dashanami-Sannyasis and South-Asian Sufis (Matthew Clark )  3. Mingling of the Oceans: A Journey Through the Works of Dara Shikuh (Mridula Jha)  4. Contested Religious Identities in Prannathi Textual Discourses during the Reign of Emperor Aurangzeb (Sandhya Sharma)  5. Ballads, Public Memory, and History in the Littoral Zone of Eastern Bengal (David L. Curley)  6. The Story of Jayamati’s Humiliation and Death: Reworking of the Indigenous Sources in Assamese Historiography of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (Sudeshna Purkayastha)  7. Retelling Medieval History for Twentieth-Century Readers: Encounter of a Hindu Prince and a Sufi Master in Khwaja Hasan Nizami’s Nizami Bansuri (Mikko Viitamäki)