Translation and State : : The Mahābhārata at the Mughal Court / / edited by Michael Willis.
In 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 cou...
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Superior document: | Beyond Boundaries |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin/Boston : : De Gruyter, Inc.,, 2022. |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Beyond Boundaries
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 239 pages). |
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Other title: | Translation and State Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- List of Illustrations -- Chapter 1 Translation and State -- Chapter 2 The Preface to the Razmnāmah -- Chapter 3 Writing, Reading, Wondering -- Chapter 4 Post-Script -- Appendix 1 Notations in British Library Razmnāmah Add. 5642 -- Appendix 2 Colophon of the Jaipur Razmnāmah and its Seals and notations -- Appendix 3 The Philadelphia Fragment of Abū al-Faz̤l’s Preface -- Appendix 4 Colophon, Notations and Seal of the Razmnāmah in the India Office Collection (IO Islamic 762) -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- The British Library Razmnāmah Manuscript |
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Summary: | In 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. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 311050152X 3110498375 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Michael Willis. |