A book of conquest : the Chachnama and Muslim origins in South Asia /

How did Islam come to India? Why is this question of such great significance to formations of political thought in South Asia? This book examines the longue dureé history--from the early thirteenth century to the twenty-first--of a particular text, Chachnama, written in Uch Sharif. The Book of Chac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Asif, Manan Ahmed (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Temas:
Kūfī, ʻAlī ibn Ḥāmid, > active 13th century. > Chachnāmah.
Chachnāmah (Kūfī, ʻAlī ibn Ḥāmid)
Islam and politics > South Asia.
Islam > South Asia > Historiography.
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
Islam and politics.
Islam > Historiography.
Politics and government.
South Asia > Politics and government.
South Asia.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontier with the house of gold
  • A foundation for history
  • Dear son, what is the matter with you?
  • A demon with ruby eyes
  • The half smile
  • A conquest of pasts.

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