ARAB GEOGRAPHERS’ KNOWLEDGE OF SOUTHERN INDIA
ARAB GEOGRAPHERS’ KNOWLEDGE OF SOUTHERN INDIA

Author: Dr. SYED MUHAMMAD HUSAYN NAINAR

Publisher: Other Books

Published: 2011-03-09

Total Pages: 103

ISBN-13: 9380081103

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Centuries ago, the roaring sea was the only answer for the quest of the new. Voyages made landscapes and people. Each expedition constructed a new history of land and new versions of cultures. Some took the yoke of imperialism through these sea routes; some a mission of knowledge and cultural symbiosis. Arab Geographers’ Knowledge of Southern India is a construction of India from the narratives of famous Arab travelers. A fresh perception on the land of many cultures and some iconic navigators whose mission it was to pollinate knowledge and culture.

Muslim Architecture of South India
Muslim Architecture of South India

Author: Mehrdad Shokoohy

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-06-17

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 1136499849

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This book reinterprets the Muslim architecture and urban planning of South India, looking beyond the Deccan to the regions of Tamil Nadu and Kerala - the historic coasts of Coromandel and Malabar. For the first time a detailed survey of the Muslim monuments of the historic ports and towns demonstrates a rich and diverse architectural tradition entirely independent from the better known architecture of North India and the Deccan sultanates. The book, extensively illustrated with photographs and architectural drawings, widens the horizons of our understanding of Muslim India and will no doubt pave new paths for future studies in the field.

Recent Reference Books in Religion
Recent Reference Books in Religion

Author: William M. Johnston

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-01-27

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 1135923094

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Recent Reference Books in Religion provides incisive summaries and evaluations of more than 350 contemporary reference works on religious traditions ancient and modern that have been published in English, French and German. For maximum usefulness to readers, Professor Johnston has broadly defined religion to include not just the world religion of Christianity , Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism but also such alternative approaches as mythology, folklore, and the philosophy of ethics. Each entry, analyzing a particular work, includes full bibliographic details as well as commentary: outstanding articles and contributors are highlighted, strengths and weaknesses are carefully noted and weighed. Readers are directed to volumes whose strengths and weaknesses are carefully noted and weighed. Readers are directed to volumes whose strengths complement the weaknesses of others. An indispensable guide in any religious studies collection, Recent Reference Books in Religion: 2nd Edition includes works published through the end of 1997. It also includes a Glossary that describes types and functions of refernce books, and five indexes: Titles, Authors, Topics, Persons and Places.