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The Language of History - Sanskrit Narratives of Indo-Muslim Rule (Hardcover)
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The Language of History - Sanskrit Narratives of Indo-Muslim Rule (Hardcover)
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For over five hundred years, Muslim dynasties ruled parts of
northern and central India, starting with the Ghurids in the 1190s
through the fracturing of the Mughal Empire in the early eighteenth
century. Scholars have long drawn upon works written in Persian and
Arabic about this epoch, yet they have neglected the many histories
that India's learned elite wrote about Indo-Muslim rule in
Sanskrit. These works span the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire
and discuss Muslim-led kingdoms in the Deccan and even as far south
as Tamil Nadu. They constitute a major archive for understanding
significant cultural and political changes that shaped early modern
India and the views of those who lived through this crucial period.
Audrey Truschke offers a groundbreaking analysis of these Sanskrit
texts that sheds light on both historical Muslim political leaders
on the subcontinent and how premodern Sanskrit intellectuals
perceived the "Muslim Other." She analyzes and theorizes how
Sanskrit historians used the tools of their literary tradition to
document Muslim governance and, later, as Muslims became an
integral part of Indian cultural and political worlds, Indo-Muslim
rule. Truschke demonstrates how this new archive lends insight into
formulations and expressions of premodern political, social,
cultural, and religious identities. By elaborating the languages
and identities at play in premodern Sanskrit historical works, this
book expands our historical and conceptual resources for
understanding premodern South Asia, Indian intellectual history,
and the impact of Muslim peoples on non-Muslim societies. At a time
when exclusionary Hindu nationalism, which often grounds its claims
on fabricated visions of India's premodernity, dominates the Indian
public sphere, The Language of History shows the complexity and
diversity of the subcontinent's past.
General
Imprint: |
Columbia University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2021 |
First published: |
2021 |
Authors: |
Audrey Truschke
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Trade binding
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Pages: |
376 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-231-19704-5 |
Categories: |
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Humanities >
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General
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LSN: |
0-231-19704-7 |
Barcode: |
9780231197045 |
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