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Culture of encounters : Sanskrit at the Mughal Court /

This history documents the exchange between the Persian-speaking Islamic elite of the early Mughal Empire and traditional Sanskrit scholars. These cross-cultural encounters engendered a dynamic idea of Mughal rule essential to the empire's survival. Many Sanskrit works were translated into Pers...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Truschke, Audrey (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
Colección:South Asia across the disciplines.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This history documents the exchange between the Persian-speaking Islamic elite of the early Mughal Empire and traditional Sanskrit scholars. These cross-cultural encounters engendered a dynamic idea of Mughal rule essential to the empire's survival. Many Sanskrit works were translated into Persian, elevating the political position of Brahmans and Jains and cultivating a voracious appetite for Indian writings throughout the Mughal world. The first book to read these Sanskrit and Persian works in tandem, 'Culture of Encounters' recasts the Mughal Empire as a polyglot polity that collaborated with its Indian subjects to envision its sovereignty.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780231540971
0231540973