Translation and State: The Mahābhārata at the Mughal Court

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2022

Translation and State

The Mahābhārata at the Mughal Court

Edited by: Michael Willis
Funded by: European Research Council (ERC)

Volume 1 in the series Beyond Boundaries

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110501520

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In 1587, Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak – a favourite at the Mughal court and author of the Akbarnāmah – completed his Preface to the Persian translation of the Mahābhārata. This book is the first detailed study of Abū al-Faz̤l's Preface. It offers insights into manuscript practices at the Mughal court, the role a Persian version of the Mahābhārata was meant to play, and the religious interactions that characterised 16th-century India.

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Michael Willis, The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, London, UK.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
Chapter 1 Translation and State Razieh B Koshtely, Saarthak Singh, Vafa Movahedian, Muntazir Ali and Michael Willis Open Access Download PDF	1
Chapter 2 The Preface to the Razmnāmah Hajnalka Kovacs Open Access Download PDF	67
Chapter 3 Writing, Reading, Wondering Michael Willis, Razieh B. Koshtely and Saarthak Singh Open Access Download PDF	123
Chapter 4 Post-Script Michael Willis Open Access Download PDF	159
Appendix 1 Notations in British Library Razmnāmah Add. 5642 John Seyller Open Access Download PDF	179
Appendix 2 Colophon of the Jaipur Razmnāmah and its Seals and notations Muntazir Ali Open Access Download PDF	181
Appendix 3 The Philadelphia Fragment of Abū al-Faz̤l’s Preface Vafa Movahedian Open Access Download PDF	199
Appendix 4 Colophon, Notations and Seal of the Razmnāmah in the India Office Collection (IO Islamic 762) Muntazir Ali Open Access Download PDF	205
Select Bibliography Select Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	211
Index Open Access Download PDF	231
The British Library Razmnāmah Manuscript Open Access Download PDF	239

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars in Oriental studies, Asian studies, history
Pages
- Front matter: 17
- Main content: 265
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 48
- Coloured Illustrations: 1
- Tables: 1
Keywords: Mahābhārata; translation; Sanskrit; Persian

eBook

Published: October 24, 2022
ISBN: 9783110501520

Hardcover

Published: October 24, 2022
ISBN: 9783110501216