Amir Khusraw : the poet of Sufis and sultans /
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| Author / Creator: | Sharma, Sunil, 1964- author |
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| Imprint: | Oxford : Oneworld, c2005. |
| Description: | x, 140 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Makers of the Muslim world |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5667117 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Map
- 1. Introduction
- 2. In a City of Sultans, Sufis, and Poets: Amir Khusraw and Delhi
- Muslim India in the Thirteenth Century
- Early Life and Career
- Keeping Company with Sufis
- Last Years
- 3. Amir Khusraw and the World of Persian Literature
- Persian Literature in India
- Poetics of the Sacred and Profane Ghazal
- Legend and History in Narrative Poetry
- ProseWorks
- 4. Amir Khusraw and Indian Cultural Traditions
- Music and Qawwali
- Hindavi Poetry
- Describing India
- The Poet in Our Time
- Appendix I. Biographical account of Amir Khusraw from Amir Khurd's Siyar al-awliya
- Appendix II. Tale of the Tatar princess Gulnari, narrated on Tuesday in the Red Pavilion, from Amir Khusraw's Hasht bihisht
- Chronology
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index