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100	1		_aSiddiq, Mohammad Yusuf.
245	1	0	_aEpigraphy and Islamic Culture : _bInscriptions of the Early Muslim Rulers of Bengal (1205-1494).
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aOxford : _bTaylor & Francis Group, _c2004.
264		4	_c©2016.
300			_a1 online resource (297 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aRoutledge Contemporary South Asia Series
505	0		_aCover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- Sigla -- Note on transliteration -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction: epigraphy of Muslim Bengal -- 1 Epigraphy as an important source for Islamic history and civilization -- Epigraphy in Islamic tradition -- Use of inscriptions in Islamic architecture -- Emergence of Islamic epigraphy -- Importance of Islamic epigraphy -- Thematic variety of Islamic inscriptions -- Use of inscriptions as legal deeds -- Globalization and cultural continuity of the Islamic world: comparison of some inscriptions of Bengal with those of Andalusia -- Diversity of materials and features in Bengal inscriptions -- Comparison of Islamic inscriptions with Sanskrit inscriptions in Bengal -- Some conclusive remarks -- 2 The diffusion of Islam in Bengal and the articulation of a new order -- The land -- The advent of Islam and the Bengal hinterland -- Merchants and the faith: early Islamic contacts with Bengal -- The Muslim conquest of Bengal and the beginning of Islamic consolidation -- The emergence of the independent Sultanate and the spread of Islamic culture -- From syncretistic tradition to Islamic reassertion: the mighty Mughals and the British Raj -- Royalty and ruling establishment -- Commerce and maritime activities -- Mosques: the nucleus of Islamic society -- The role of 'ulamā' and madrasas in the transmission of knowledge -- 3 Nature, aesthetic perception and mysticism: spiritual dimensions of the Islamic inscriptions of Bengal -- 4 Worldly authority and paradisiacal ambition: diversity of titles in the Islamic inscriptions of Bengal -- Titles in Islamic culture and their historical importance -- 5 Early Islamic inscriptions -- Inscriptions of the Khaljī chiefs.
505	8		_aInscriptions of the early rulers appointed by the Delhi Sultans -- Inscriptions of the Balbanī rulers -- 6 Inscriptions of the Sultanate period -- Inscriptions of the early Ilyās Shāhī rulers -- Inscriptions of the indigenous Bengali sulṭāns (Sulṭān Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Shāh and his son) -- Inscriptions of the later Ilyās Shāhī rulers (the restored dynasty) -- Inscriptions of the so-called Ḥabashī rulers of Abyssinian origin -- Bibliography -- Index.
520			_aThis book is an interpretive study of the Arabic and Persian epigraphic texts of Bengal in the wider context of a rich epigraphic tradition in the Islamic world. While focusing on previously untapped sources, it takes a fresh look into the Islamic inscriptions of Bengal and examines the inner dynamics of the social, intellectual and religious transformations of this eastern region of South Asia. The first survey of the Muslim inscriptions in India ever to be attempted on this scale, the book reveals the significance of epigraphy as a source for Islamic history and culture.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aInscriptions, Islamic - India - Bengal - History.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aSiddiq, Mohammad Yusuf _tEpigraphy and Islamic Culture _dOxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2004 _z9780415297820
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
830		0	_aRoutledge Contemporary South Asia Series
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4542831 _zClick to View
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