Culture of Encounters: Sanskrit at the Mughal Court

(Part of the South Asia Across the Disciplines Series)

by Audrey Truschke

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Culture of Encounters documents the fascinating exchange between the Persian-speaking Islamic elite of the Mughal Empire and traditional Sanskrit scholars, which engendered a dynamic idea of Mughal rule essential to the empire's survival. This history begins with the invitation of Brahman and Jain intellectuals to King Akbar's court in the 1560s, then details the numerous Mughal-backed texts they and their Mughal interlocutors produced under...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231173636

ISBN13:9780231173636

Release Date:December 2018

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:384 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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Foreign Language Foreign Language Dictionaries & Thesauruses Foreign Language Fiction Foreign Language Learning Foreign Language Study Foreign Language Study & Reference Foreign Languages History Language Arts

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