Sufism, culture, and politics : Afghans and Islam in medieval North India
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Sufism, culture, and politics : Afghans and Islam in medieval North India
(Oxford India paperbacks)
Oxford University Press, 2012, c2007
Available at 1 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"Oxford India paperbacks 2012" -- T.p. verso
Bibliography: p. [238]-256
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book provides a political history of north India under Afghan rulers in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Focusing on interconnections between religion and politics, it also raises questions of paramount concern to an understanding of Islam in medieval north India. The first of the three sections explores the Afghan attempts at empire-building under the leadership of Sher Shah Sur and their interface with the Mughals. Discussing the incorporation of the Rajputs in the
Afghan imperial project, the second part deals with the prevalent ideals and institutions of governance. The last segment investigates the social and political role of the Sufis. The volume also questions the over-emphasis on the Sultanate and Mughal periods in Indian history writing, while projecting a
dynamic view of the Afghan period.
This book will be important for students and scholars of medieval Indian history as well as those interested in Islamic, religious, and cultural studies.
Table of Contents
- PREFACE TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION
- PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
- INTRODUCTION: THE STUDY OF MEDIEVAL INDIAN HISTORY
- PART I STRUGGLE FOR POWER AND DOMINANCE
- PART II POLITICAL IDEALS AND INSTITUTIONS
- PART III RELIGION, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY
- CONCLUSION
- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
by "Nielsen BookData"