Raziuddin Aquil

Sufism, Culture, and Politics

Afghans and Islam in Medieval North India

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Produktbeschreibung

This book on the political history of north India under Afghan rulers during the fifteenth-sixteenth centuries focuses on interconnections between religion and politics. It highlights the role of Sufism in the Afghan state formation and its contributions to religious syncretism and cultural synthesis.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 137mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9780198069157
• ISBN-10: 0198069154
• Artikelnr.: 39395295

Autorenporträt

Raziuddin Aquil is Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Delhi. He was previously Fellow in History, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the Paperback Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Introduction: The Study of Medieval Indian History
PART I Struggle for Power and Dominance
1: The Making of a Badshah: Emergence of Sher Shah Sur
2: Mughal-Afghan Interface: Battles and Mobilization
PART II Political Ideals and Institutions
3: Norms of Governance and Aspects of Administration
PART III Religion, Politics, and Society
4: The Political and Sufic Wilayat
5: Sufi Traditions and Hindu-Muslim Interactions
Conclusion
Select Bibliography
Index