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Islamic Tolerance : Amir Khusraw and Pluralism.

Examines the development of pluralism in Islam in South Asia. This book explores developments through the work of the historian and poet Amir Khusraw and seeks to show that Islam developed its own culture of tolerance rather than just import it from outside.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gabbay, Alyssa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2010.
Colección:Iranian Studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; A note on transliteration, terminology, translation, and dates; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: "O wind, tell the demons and fairies" A call for reconciliation in northern India; 2 The framework of frontier studies: When two cultures meet; 3 Setting new standards of legitimacy in the Dibachah (Preface), 1293/4; 4 Balancing gender roles: Male/female dynamics in the Hasht bihisht (Eight Paradises), 1301/2; 5 "They see my Hindu kill in the style of Turks": The dismantling of a dichotomy in the Nuh sipihr (Nine Skies), 1318/19.
  • 6 Conclusion: "Glorious the radiance of that exalted sun" Pluralistic ideals on the Subcontinent and beyondEpilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.