The Empires of the Near East and India: Source Studies of the Safavid, Ottoman, and Mughal Literate Communities (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780231174367)

In the early modern world, the Safavid, Ottoman, and Mughal empires sprawled across a vast swath of the earth, stretching from the Himalayas to the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. The diverse and overlapping literate communities that flourished in these three empires left a lasting legacy on the political, religious, and cultural landscape of the Near East and India. This volume is a comprehensive sourcebook of newly translated texts that shed light on the intertwined histories and cultures of these communities, presenting a wide range of source material spanning literature, philosophy, religion, politics, mysticism, and visual art in thematically organized chapters. Scholarly essays by leading researchers provide historical context for closer analyses of a lesser-known era and a framework for further research and debate. The volume aims to provide a new model for the study and teaching of the region's early modern history that stands in contrast to the prevailing trend of examining this interconnected past in isolation.

Author: Hani Khafipour
ISBN-10: 0231174365
ISBN-13: 9780231174367
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/14/2019
Pages: 672
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.95lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.30w x 1.80d