Culture of Encounters: Sanskrit at the Mughal Court

by Audrey Truschke

Book Overview

Culture of Encounters documents the fascinating exchange between the Persian-speaking Islamic elite of the Mughal Empire and traditional Sanskrit scholars, which engendered a dynamic idea of Mughal rule essential to the empire's survival. This history begins with the invitation of Brahman and Jain intellectuals to King Akbar's court in the 1560s, then details the numerous Mughal-backed texts they and their Mughal interlocutors produced under...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231173636
• ISBN13: 9780231173636
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"