Translation and State
Author: Michael Willis
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2022-10-24
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 3110498375
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1587, Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak – a favourite at the Mughal court and author of the Akbarnāmah – completed his Preface to the Persian translation of the Mahābhārata. This book is the first detailed study of Abū al-Faz̤l's Preface. It offers insights into manuscript practices at the Mughal court, the role a Persian version of the Mahābhārata was meant to play, and the religious interactions that characterised 16th-century India.