The Millennial Sovereign: Sacred Kingship and Sainthood in Islam
(Part of the South Asia Across the Disciplines Series)
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At 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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0231160372
ISBN13:9780231160377
Release Date:April 2014
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:368 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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