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UNINA9910811995203321 |
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Autore |
Avari Burjor |
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Titolo |
Islamic civilization in South Asia : a history of Muslim power and presence in the Indian subcontinent / / Burjor Avari |
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London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-21225-6 |
0-203-09522-7 |
1-283-87169-6 |
1-136-21226-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (346 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Islam - India - History |
India Civilization Islamic influences |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Introduction -- 2. The era of Arab predominance -- 3. Turkish power and Persian culture in the age of transition -- 4. The Delhi Sultanate at its zenith -- 5. New centres of Muslim power and culture -- 6. The Mughal ascendancy: Akbar and his successors -- 7. The age of Mughal disintegration -- 8. Muslims under the East India Company -- 9. Stirrings of a Muslim modernity under the Raj -- 10. Unity or separatism? Muslim dilemma at the end of the Raj -- 11. Epilogue: New challenges in a fractured subcontinent. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Muslims have been present in South Asia for 14 centuries. Nearly 40% of the people of this vast land mass follow the religion of Islam, and Muslim contribution to the cultural heritage of the sub-continent has been extensive. This textbook provides both undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as the general reader, with a comprehensive account of the history of Islam in India, encompassing political, socio-economic, cultural and intellectual aspects.Using a chronological framework, the book discusses the main events in each period between c. 600 CE and the present day, along |
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