India like the rest of the world has always found lovers drawn
passionately to each other in spite of society's customs,
preferences, and barriers. Marriage in sixteenth century India was
customarily regarded as one of family arrangement, not of lovers'
choice or exciting romance. By the 1500's, when Muslims had
conquered large areas of the country, love across the lines of the
major religions was considered an even greater threat to
traditional marriage, Hindu or Muslim. Portugal's colony of Goa and
its Christian religion, arriving between 1500 and 1520, raised the
obstacles to romance even higher. A young adventurer from a Muslim
state, for example from Bijapur on India's broad southern plateau,
might find his curiosity aroused by militant Christianity's
"Jesuit" missionaries and dare to study under them in Goa. If that
young Muslim were to meet a destitute Portuguese Christian girl and
fall in love with her - indeed, find himself drawn into an
astonishing romance - what would be the risks and penalties? Would
the lovers be doomed to ostracism, or worse, by both their
religious communities? The author has given the fated pair of
lovers the names Aziz Ahmad Khan and Miralindo Bartolomeo, "Aziz"
and "Mira." The Persian Jesuit: A Romance of India in the Age of
Akbar is their story.
General
| Imprint: |
Trafford Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
Canada |
| Release date: |
December 2009 |
| First published: |
December 2009 |
| Authors: |
Ray Thomas Smith
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - With printed dust jacket
|
| Pages: |
324 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4269-2368-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
1-4269-2368-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781426923685 |
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