DOMESTICITY AND POWER IN THE EARLY MUGHAL WORLD.
Series: CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Published: 2005
Place of publication: CAMBRIDGE
Language: und; eng
Number of pages: 241
Description: "Ruby Lal explores domestic life and the place of women in the Mughal court of the sixteenth century. Challenging traditional, orientalist interpretations of the haram that have portrayed a domestic world of seclusion and sexual exploitation, she reveals a complex society where noble men and women negotiated their everyday life and public-political affairs. Combining Ottoman and Safavid histories, she demonstrates the richness as well as ambiguity of the Mughal haram, which was pivotal in the transition to institutionalization and imperial excellence."