03223nam a2200337 a 4500 vtls000056952 KUKTEM 20251117150505.0 111210t2010 enk f b 001 0 eng d 9780415779135 (hbk.) 0415779138 (hbk.) 9780203871607 (ebk.) 020387160X (ebk.) 201202211600 fauzi 201112101948 shah UMP PK6451.A59 G33 2010 Gabbay, Alyssa Islamic tolerance : Am¯ir Khusraw and pluralism / Alyssa Gabbay Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2010 xx, 133 p. ; 23 cm. Iranian studies ; 9 Includes bibliographical references and index ntroduction: "O wind, tell the demons and fairies" : a call for reconciliation in Northern India -- Amīr Khusraw and the uniting of opposites -- Tolerance in medieval South Asia : an overview -- The framework of frontier studies : when two cultures meet -- Islamic civilization as an ever-changing glacial wave -- Understanding cultural change through frontier studies -- Examples of synthesis and conciliation -- Khusraw as the exponent of a new, third culture -- Setting new standards of legitimacy in the Dibachah -- Minting new currency in the Dibachah -- How the Dibachah came to be written -- The structure of the hierarchies -- Khusraw’s response to the various hierarchies -- The poet’s defense of Persian vs. Arabic -- The poet’s defense of Indians and Persians vs. Arabs -- Legitimating Hindavi as an authentic Muslim language -- Double entendre (Iham) and Indo-Persian innovation -- A show-stopping example of Iham -- Balancing gender roles : male/female dynamics in the Hasht Bihisht (eight paradises), 1301/2 -- Breaking Nizami’s golden seal of eloquence : Khusraw’s Khamsah -- The Bahram Gur story and the portrayal of women -- Firdawsi : the construction of heroic masculinity -- Nizami : the reseating of Fitnah -- Amir Khusraw : the lion-capturing deer -- A clear deconstructionist character -- Female rule in the Delhi Sultanate : the example of Raziyyah -- The influence of mysticism -- Was Khusraw a medieval feminist? -- Toward a more equitable world -- They see my Hindu kill in the style of Turks : the dismantling of a dichotomy in the Nuh Sipihr (nine skies), 1318/9 -- Writing to please a pleasure-loving king -- Turk and Hindu in history -- Amir Khusraw’s use of Turk and Hindu -- Seeds of ambiguity -- The Third Sipihr : a new chapter on Hindus -- A generative union -- Conclusion: Glorious the radiance of that exalted sun : pluralistic ideals on the subcontinent and beyond -- Uncovering the authentic Khusraw -- The question of legacy Am¯ir Khusraw Dihlav¯i, ca. 1253-1325 Political and social views Religious pluralism India History Islam Relations Hinduism Hinduism Relations Islam India Ethnic relations History Iranian studies (London, England) ; 9 0 0 0 0 20000 20000 2019-09-04 406.98 0 PK6451.A59 G33 2010 0000062546 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 406.98 2019-09-04 OPEN VIRTUA40 59376 59382 VTLSSORT0080*0200*0201*0202*0203*0400*0900*1000*2450*2600*3000*4900*5040*5050*6000*6500*6501*6502*6510*8300*9991