Islamic tolerance
Subtitle: Amir Khusraw and pluralism
By: Alyssa Gabbay.
Series: Iranian studies -- 9
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9780415779135; 9780203871607
Subjects: Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī, -- ca. 1253-1325 -- Political and social views; Religious pluralism -- India -- History; Islam -- Relations -- Hinduism; Hinduism -- Relations -- Islam; India -- Ethnic relations -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: O wind, tell the demons and fairies : a call for reconciliation in Northern India; title: Amir Khusraw and the uniting of opposites; title: Tolerance in medieval South Asia : an overview; title: The framework of frontier studies : when two cultures meet; title: Islamic civilization as an ever-changing glacial wave; title: Understanding cultural change through frontier studies; title: Examples of synthesis and conciliation; title: Khusraw as the exponent of a new, third culture; title: Setting new standards of legitimacy in the Dibachah; title: Minting new currency in the Dibachah; title: How the Dibachah came to be written; title: The structure of the hierarchies; title: Khusraw's response to the various hierarchies; title: The poet's defense of Persian vs. Arabic; title: The poet's defense of Indians and Persians vs. Arabs; title: Legitimating Hindavi as an authentic Muslim language; title: Double entendre (Iham) and Indo-Persian innovation; title: A show-stopping example of Iham; title: Balancing gender roles : male/female dynamics in the Hasht Bihisht (eight paradises), 1301/2; title: Breaking Nizami's golden seal of eloquence : Khusraw's Khamsah; title: The Bahram Gur story and the portrayal of women; title: Firdawsi : the construction of heroic masculinity; title: Nizami : the reseating of Fitnah; title: Amir Khusraw : the lion-capturing deer; title: A clear deconstructionist character; title: Female rule in the Delhi Sultanate : the example of Raziyyah; title: The influence of mysticism; title: Was Khusraw a medieval feminist?; title: Toward a more equitable world; title: They see my Hindu kill in the style of Turks : the dismantling of a dichotomy in the Nuh Sipihr (nine skies), 1318/9; title: Writing to please a pleasure-loving king; title: Turk and Hindu in history; title: Amir Khusraw's use of Turk and Hindu; title: Seeds of ambiguity; title: The Third Sipihr : a new chapter on Hindus; title: A generative union; title: Conclusion: Glorious the radiance of that exalted sun : pluralistic ideals on the subcontinent and beyond; title: Uncovering the authentic Khusraw; title: The question of legacy.