Essays on Islam and Indian History

Essays on Islam and Indian History

Author: Richard Maxwell Eaton

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 296

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Spanning some twenty-five years of research and writing, the essays in this volume fall into two categories: historiography and Indo-Islamic civilization. The former deals with how historians structure and answer the questions they choose to ask of the past, the latter covers case studies of particular historical communities in India.


Essays Indian and Islamic

Essays Indian and Islamic

Author: S (Salahuddin) 1877-1 Khuda Bukhsh

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9781013448492

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.


India's Islamic Traditions, 711-1750

India's Islamic Traditions, 711-1750

Author: Richard Maxwell Eaton

Publisher: Oxford in India Readings: Them

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13: 9780195683349

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This volume, part of the 'Themes in Indian History' series, contains 17 essays on various aspects of Islamic traditions in South Asia, spanning the course of 800 years, plus an Introduction by the editor, a well-known expert in this field. The essays cover a wide range of topics and provides a comprehensive summary of the rich diversity and cultural syncretism which are the hallmarks of the Islamic traditions in India. It will become a standard text on the subject of Indian Islam.


Essays in Indian History and Culture

Essays in Indian History and Culture

Author: Yuvraj Krishan

Publisher: New Delhi : Indian History & Culture Society : Distributors, Aditya Prakashan

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 396

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Papers presented at a seminar, New Delhi, 1986, organized by the Indian History and Culture Society, New Delhi.


Reading in Indian History

Reading in Indian History

Author: Mohammad Yasin

Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distri

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 196

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This Book Contains Five Essays And One Monograph On Medieval And Modern Indian History. The Essay On 'Ibn Khaldun' Formulates His Conception Of History, Which Was The Earliest Attempt Made By Any Historian To Discover A Pattern In The Changes That Occur In Man'S Political And Social Organisation. The Next On 'Al-Biruni' Brings Out The Contributions Of The First Scientific Indologist. The Third On 'The Sufi Silsilas' Is A Critical Appreciation Of The Various Religious Orders As Developed In India. The Fourth On 'Islamic Architecture' Is A Graphic Account Of The Evolution And Culmination Of The Style Of Indo-Islamic Architecture. The Monograph On 'Sayyid Ahmad Shahid' Is Based On Yet Unex¬Plored Sources Of Information. It Presents A Scientific Portrayal Of The Mission And Movement Of Sayyid Ahmad Shahid, And Highlights The Evolution Of Two-Nation Theory. The Fifth Paper Is An Interesting Refreshing Portrayal Of The Different Sects In Islam Particularly Among The Indian Muslims.


Islamic Contestations

Islamic Contestations

Author: Barbara Daly Metcalf

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 386

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The essays in this volume, written over the course of the last quarter century, are intended to contribute to understanding the role that Islamic symbols and identities have come to play in Northern India and, since 1947, in Pakistan. Above all these essays offer a challenge to current negative stereotypes of the Muslim faith, demonstrating that the religion is not characterised by political militancy nor dominated by static traditionalism.


Essays on Medieval India

Essays on Medieval India

Author: Raj Kumar

Publisher: Discovery Publishing House

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 9788171416837

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In this short collection of Essays attempt has been made to present a panoramic view of Medieval India. The essays which our readers could read with interest and enthusiasm. The essays which could give some important information on the period under study. And the essays which can both inform and inspire for reconstructing India of twenty first century. Contents: Introduction, India at the Opening of the Sixteenth Century, Resistance to Islam, Some Chronicles and Chronicles of Medieval India, The Sultanate and the Caliphate, Economic Condition of Medieval India, History, Society and Culture in Medieval India, Medieval Hindu Devotionalism, Medieval Hindu India, The Deccan Policy of Alauddin Khalji, Interaction of Bhakti and Sufi Movements, Tukaram, Ramdas and Shivaji, Rana Pratap, Akbar s Eclecticism and Parliament of Religions, Organisation of Nobility, The Muslim Ruling Dynasties.