Dvādas Bhāv, A Mughal version of a Sanskrit story

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Del 4 i serien Perspectives on Islamicate South Asia

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Beskrivning

The Mughal emperor Akbar had a Sanskrit book called the Dvādas Bhāv translated to Farsi. Dismembered pages or painted folios from this manuscript were dispersed in auctions. This is the first time this book has been put back together and translated into English. The study reveals how the thirtheen paintings that interspersed this text were intrinsic to communicating its meaning.This was not the first or last Sanskrit work to be translated to Farsi or be illustrated for a Muslim monarch in Hindustan. The Mughals (and some of the Sultans before them) recognized the significance of Indian knowledge traditions. This book however, provides insight into what went into such translations. Who decided which text should be translated and what governed the decisions?

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-11-13
Mått:170 x 245 x 25 mm
Vikt:950 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Perspectives on Islamicate South Asia
Antal sidor:364
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004732681

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Konsthistoria inom Kultur
Asiens historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Målarkonst inom Kultur

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Dr Anjali Duhan-Gulia, Ph.D. (2017), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, is Assistant Professor of Art History in the Maharshi Dayanand University, Haryana. She was a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsList of FiguresNote on Transliteration and Other Scholarly ConventionsIntroduction1 The Narrative of Mrigānk2 The Dvādas Bhāv: Exploring Its Patronage, Sources and Reception1 Who Was the Patron of the Dvādas Bhāv?2 The Dvādas Bhāv: Search for a Source3 The Dvādas Bhāv: Written Source or Oral Transmission?4 The Kathāsaritsāgar for Akbar—Fantasy Tales for an Emperor5 Another Version of the Kathāsaritsāgar6 Reception of the Dvādas Bhāv3 Manuscripts for Edification and Pleasure1 Translation of Indic Knowledge Traditions2 Akbar’s Translation Bureau3 Sanskrit Texts Translated for Akbar4 The Translator, the Translation and the Politics in Translation1 The Translator2 The Translation3 Political and Ethical Norms Embedded in the Dvādas Bhāv5 The Paintings and Painters: Their Style1 The Imperial Mughal Atelier in the 1590s2 Style of the Dvādas Bhāv Paintings3 The Dvādas Bhāv Painters4 The Paintings of Ḥusayn Naqqāsh in the Dvādas Bhāv5 The Paintings of Mullā Shāh Muḥammad and Nūr Muḥammad in the Dvādas Bhāv6 Collaborative Efforts7 Illumination by Ṣādiq?Epilogue: Multiple Shades of Engagement1 The Knowledge Economy2 Sanskrit Texts—Pedagogy for Princes and Ḥikmāh for Nobles3 The Big Picture4 An Immersive ExperienceAppendix A: Translation of Twenty Three Pages of the Dvādas BhāvAppendix B: Transcription of the Dvādas BhāvGlossaryBibliographyIndex