Blain Auer (Switzerland Universite de Lausanne)

In the Mirror of Persian Kings

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Produktbeschreibung

Examines how and why the image of the Persian king played such a prominent role in the political history of Islamicate societies, and how that legacy had an impact on the establishment of Delhi as a capital of Muslim rulers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 388g
• ISBN-13: 9781108941044
• ISBN-10: 1108941044
• Artikelnr.: 66898035

Autorenporträt

Blain Auer is Professor of South Asian Studies at the University of Lausanne. He is the author of Symbols of Authority in Medieval Islam: History, Religion and Muslim Legitimacy in the Delhi Sultanate (2012), co-editor of Encountering Buddhism and Islam in Medieval Central and South Asia (2019) and serves as Editor for the journals Marginalia, Études asiatiques, and the book series Perspectives on Islamicate South Asia.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. The History of Persian Kingship and Persianization in South Asia
2. Kings in History: Persian Royal Genealogies and Muslim Rulers
3. Warrior King: Slaying Demons, Hunting Beasts, and War
4. Theory and Application of Persianate Political Ethics in India
5. The Pen, the Sword, and the Vizier
Conclusion.