Sufism as medium and method of translation Mughal translations of Hindu texts Reconsidered
During the height of the Mughal Empire in pre-colonial South Asia (16th–17th century CE), Muslim nobles facilitated the translation of numerous Hindu Sanskrit texts into the Persian language. While this “translation movement” (Ernst, 2003: 173) had long been attributed to the reputedly liberal, tole...
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| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2014]
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Studies in religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 43, Issue: 3, Pages: 390-410 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Mogulreich
/ Sanskrit language
/ Abhinanda, Laghuyogavāsiṣṭha
/ Translation
/ Persian language
/ Sufism
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| IxTheo Classification: | BJ Islam BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBM Asia |
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