Alyssa Gabbay is a cultural historian whose work on medieval and early modern Persianate societies sits at the intersections of literature, gender, and history. A graduate of the University of Chicago, she is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Washington.

"This book marks an important landmark in scholarship on classical Persian literature and medieval South Asian history... This excellent book, meticulously researched and lucidly written, has much to offer scholars of religion, literature, and history, both from the view of comparative studies in Islamic societies and of the culture of medieval South Asia. It succeeds in demonstrating the complexity of Amir Khusraw's position in history and that it is possible to study his writings outside the usual paradigm of his relationship with his spiritual master, Nizamuddin Awliya."- Sunil Sharma, Department of Modem Languages and Comparative Literature, Boston University; International Journal of Middle East Studies 44 (2012)

• 1. Introduction: "O Wind, Tell the Demons and Fairies" A Call for Reconciliation in Northern India 2. The Framework of Frontier Studies: When Two Cultures Meet 3. Setting New Standards of Islamic Legitimacy in the Dibachah, 1293-94 4. Balancing Gender Roles: Male/Female Dynamics in the Hasht Bihisht, 1301-2 5. "They see My Hindu Kill in the Style of Turks": The Dismantling of a Dichotomy in the Nuh Sipihr, 1318-19 6. Conclusion: "Glorious the Radiance of that Exalted Sun": Pluralistic Ideals on the Subcontinent and Beyond

Alyssa Gabbay is a cultural historian whose work on medieval and early modern Persianate societies sits at the intersections of literature, gender, and history. A graduate of the University of Chicago, she is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Washington.

"This book marks an important landmark in scholarship on classical Persian literature and medieval South Asian history... This excellent book, meticulously researched and lucidly written, has much to offer scholars of religion, literature, and history, both from the view of comparative studies in Islamic societies and of the culture of medieval South Asia. It succeeds in demonstrating the complexity of Amir Khusraw's position in history and that it is possible to study his writings outside the usual paradigm of his relationship with his spiritual master, Nizamuddin Awliya."- Sunil Sharma, Department of Modem Languages and Comparative Literature, Boston University; International Journal of Middle East Studies 44 (2012)

• 1. Introduction: "O Wind, Tell the Demons and Fairies" A Call for Reconciliation in Northern India 2. The Framework of Frontier Studies: When Two Cultures Meet 3. Setting New Standards of Islamic Legitimacy in the Dibachah, 1293-94 4. Balancing Gender Roles: Male/Female Dynamics in the Hasht Bihisht, 1301-2 5. "They see My Hindu Kill in the Style of Turks": The Dismantling of a Dichotomy in the Nuh Sipihr, 1318-19 6. Conclusion: "Glorious the Radiance of that Exalted Sun": Pluralistic Ideals on the Subcontinent and Beyond

Alyssa Gabbay is a cultural historian whose work on medieval and early modern Persianate societies sits at the intersections of literature, gender, and history. A graduate of the University of Chicago, she is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Washington.

"This book marks an important landmark in scholarship on classical Persian literature and medieval South Asian history... This excellent book, meticulously researched and lucidly written, has much to offer scholars of religion, literature, and history, both from the view of comparative studies in Islamic societies and of the culture of medieval South Asia. It succeeds in demonstrating the complexity of Amir Khusraw's position in history and that it is possible to study his writings outside the usual paradigm of his relationship with his spiritual master, Nizamuddin Awliya."- Sunil Sharma, Department of Modem Languages and Comparative Literature, Boston University; International Journal of Middle East Studies 44 (2012)

• 1. Introduction: "O Wind, Tell the Demons and Fairies" A Call for Reconciliation in Northern India 2. The Framework of Frontier Studies: When Two Cultures Meet 3. Setting New Standards of Islamic Legitimacy in the Dibachah, 1293-94 4. Balancing Gender Roles: Male/Female Dynamics in the Hasht Bihisht, 1301-2 5. "They see My Hindu Kill in the Style of Turks": The Dismantling of a Dichotomy in the Nuh Sipihr, 1318-19 6. Conclusion: "Glorious the Radiance of that Exalted Sun": Pluralistic Ideals on the Subcontinent and Beyond