Translation and State : : The Mahābhārata at the Mughal Court / / edited by Michael Willis.

• Superior document: Beyond Boundaries
• Funder: European Research Council (ERC)
• TeilnehmendeR: Willis, Michael,
• Author: European Research Council (ERC)
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin/Boston : : De Gruyter, Inc.,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Beyond Boundaries
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 239 pages).

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.

Table of Contents

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