LEADER 03832nam 22005535 450 001 9910818740203321 005 20210108013426.0 010 $a0-231-50471-3 024 7 $a10.7312/moin16036 035 $a(CKB)3340000000002697 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000099570 035 $a(DE-B1597)459142 035 $a(OCoLC)818814875 035 $a(OCoLC)979573786 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231504713 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1028088 035 $a(EXLCZ)993340000000002697 100 $a20190708d2012 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Millennial Sovereign $eSacred Kingship and Sainthood in Islam /$fA. Azfar Moin 210 1$aNew York, NY : $cColumbia University Press, $d[2012] 210 4$dİ2012 215 $a1 online resource $cillustrations (black and white) 225 0 $aSouth Asia Across the Disciplines 311 $a0-231-16037-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tList of Illustrations -- $tList of Tables -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tNote on Transliteration -- $t1. Introduction: Islam and the Millennium -- $t2. The Lord of Conjunction: Sacrality and Sovereignty in the Age of Timur -- $t3. The Crown of Dreams: Sufis and Princes in Sixteenth-Century Iran -- $t4. The Alchemical Court: The Beginnings of the Mughal Imperial Cult -- $t5. The Millennial Sovereign: The Troubled Unveiling of the Savior Monarch -- $t6. The Throne of Time: The Painted Miracles of the Saint Emperor -- $t7. Conclusion: The Graffiti Under the Throne -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aAt the end of the sixteenth century and the turn of the first Islamic millennium, the powerful Mughal emperor Akbar declared himself the most sacred being on earth. The holiest of all saints and above the distinctions of religion, he styled himself as the messiah reborn. Yet the Mughal emperor was not alone in doing so. In this field-changing study, A. Azfar Moin explores why Muslim sovereigns in this period began to imitate the exalted nature of Sufi saints. Uncovering a startling yet widespread phenomenon, he shows how the charismatic pull of sainthood (wilayat)-rather than the draw of religious law (sharia) or holy war (jihad)-inspired a new style of sovereignty in Islam. A work of history richly informed by the anthropology of religion and art, The Millennial Sovereign traces how royal dynastic cults and shrine-centered Sufism came together in the imperial cultures of Timurid Central Asia, Safavid Iran, and Mughal India. By juxtaposing imperial chronicles, paintings, and architecture with theories of sainthood, apocalyptic treatises, and manuals on astrology and magic, Moin uncovers a pattern of Islamic politics shaped by Sufi and millennial motifs. He shows how alchemical symbols and astrological rituals enveloped the body of the monarch, casting him as both spiritual guide and material lord. Ultimately, Moin offers a striking new perspective on the history of Islam and the religious and political developments linking South Asia and Iran in early-modern times. 410 0$aSouth Asia across the disciplines. 606 $aKings and rulers$xReligious aspects$xIslam 606 $aSovereignty$xReligious aspects$xIslam 606 $aMuslim saints 615 0$aKings and rulers$xReligious aspects$xIslam. 615 0$aSovereignty$xReligious aspects$xIslam. 615 0$aMuslim saints. 676 $a297.272 700 $aMoin$b A. Azfar, $01626545 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818740203321 996 $aThe Millennial Sovereign$93962642 997 $aUNINA 999 $p$11.90$u06/22/2018$5Poli