Author: Kutban
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0199842922
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
This is a complete translation of the Mirigavati, which is both an introduction to Sufism and one of the true literary classics of pre-modern India, a story that draws freely on the large pool of Indian, Islamic, and European narrative motifs in its distinctive telling of a mystical quest and its resolution.
The Magic Doe
Author: Kutban
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0199842922
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
This is a complete translation of the Mirigavati, which is both an introduction to Sufism and one of the true literary classics of pre-modern India, a story that draws freely on the large pool of Indian, Islamic, and European narrative motifs in its distinctive telling of a mystical quest and its resolution.
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0199842922
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
This is a complete translation of the Mirigavati, which is both an introduction to Sufism and one of the true literary classics of pre-modern India, a story that draws freely on the large pool of Indian, Islamic, and European narrative motifs in its distinctive telling of a mystical quest and its resolution.
A Celebration of Love
Author: Harsha V. Dehejia
Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN: 9788174363022
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Takes us to the Nayika in the Indian tradition, one who is paradigm of mankind's perennial quest for a divine and transcendental love.
Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN: 9788174363022
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Takes us to the Nayika in the Indian tradition, one who is paradigm of mankind's perennial quest for a divine and transcendental love.
Love's Subtle Magic
Author: Aditya Behl
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190628820
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
The encounter between Muslim and Hindu remains one of the defining issues of South Asian society today. It began as early as the 8th century, and the first Muslim kingdom in India, the Sultanate of Delhi, was established at the end of the 12th century. This power eventually reduced to vassalage almost every independent kingdom on the subcontinent. In Love's Subtle Magic, a remarkable and highly original book, Aditya Behl uses a little-understood genre of Sufi literature to paint an entirely new picture of the evolution of Indian culture during the earliest period of Muslim domination. These curious romantic tales transmit a profound religious message through the medium of adventurous stories of love. Although composed in the Muslim courts, they are written in a vernacular Indian language and involve Hindu yogis, Hindu princes and princesses, and Hindu gods. Until now, they have defied analysis. Behl shows that the Sufi authors of these charming tales sought to convey an Islamic vision via an Indian idiom. They thus constitute the earliest attempt at the indigenization of Islamic literature in an Indian setting. More important, however, Behl's analysis brilliantly illuminates the cosmopolitan and composite culture of the Sultanate India in which they were composed. This in turn compels us completely to rethink the standard of the opposition between Indian Hindu and foreign Muslim and recognize that the Indo-Islamic culture of this era was already significantly Indian in many important ways.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190628820
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
The encounter between Muslim and Hindu remains one of the defining issues of South Asian society today. It began as early as the 8th century, and the first Muslim kingdom in India, the Sultanate of Delhi, was established at the end of the 12th century. This power eventually reduced to vassalage almost every independent kingdom on the subcontinent. In Love's Subtle Magic, a remarkable and highly original book, Aditya Behl uses a little-understood genre of Sufi literature to paint an entirely new picture of the evolution of Indian culture during the earliest period of Muslim domination. These curious romantic tales transmit a profound religious message through the medium of adventurous stories of love. Although composed in the Muslim courts, they are written in a vernacular Indian language and involve Hindu yogis, Hindu princes and princesses, and Hindu gods. Until now, they have defied analysis. Behl shows that the Sufi authors of these charming tales sought to convey an Islamic vision via an Indian idiom. They thus constitute the earliest attempt at the indigenization of Islamic literature in an Indian setting. More important, however, Behl's analysis brilliantly illuminates the cosmopolitan and composite culture of the Sultanate India in which they were composed. This in turn compels us completely to rethink the standard of the opposition between Indian Hindu and foreign Muslim and recognize that the Indo-Islamic culture of this era was already significantly Indian in many important ways.
Cultural History of Medieval India
Author: Meenakshi Khanna
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 9788187358305
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Cultural History Of Medieval India Is A Part Of The Series, Readings In History. The Books In This Series Have Been Edited And Put Together By Eminent Historians For Their Students. This Anthology Of Readings Seeks To Explore Indian Culture In The Medieval Period Through Five Themes: Kingship Traditions, Social Processes Of Religious Devotion, Inter-Cultural Perception, Forms Of Identities, And Aesthetics. Written By Well-Known Scholars, The Eleven Essays In This Book Present Sub-Cultures In Diverse Regional Settings Of The Subcontinent. The Articles Suggest That Culture Does Not Exist As Fragments Of The Great And Little , Or Classic And Folk In Any Given Tradition. In Fact, Variants Within A Given Tradition Interact With One Another And Assimilate New Characteristics Over Time. These Interactions Also Take Place Across Boundaries Of Different Religious And Cultural Spheres, And In The Process, Give Meaning To The Notions Of The 'Self' And The 'Other'. In An Attempt To Define The 'Other' One Discovers The 'Self'. These Readings Introduce A New Way Of Understanding Medieval Indian History By Engaging With Interdisciplinary Methods Of Research On Issues That Are Significant To Everyday Existence In A Plural Society Like That Of India. This Book Will Be Of Great Value To Students Of History, As Well As To Other Readers Interested In The Culture Of The Medieval Period In India.
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 9788187358305
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Cultural History Of Medieval India Is A Part Of The Series, Readings In History. The Books In This Series Have Been Edited And Put Together By Eminent Historians For Their Students. This Anthology Of Readings Seeks To Explore Indian Culture In The Medieval Period Through Five Themes: Kingship Traditions, Social Processes Of Religious Devotion, Inter-Cultural Perception, Forms Of Identities, And Aesthetics. Written By Well-Known Scholars, The Eleven Essays In This Book Present Sub-Cultures In Diverse Regional Settings Of The Subcontinent. The Articles Suggest That Culture Does Not Exist As Fragments Of The Great And Little , Or Classic And Folk In Any Given Tradition. In Fact, Variants Within A Given Tradition Interact With One Another And Assimilate New Characteristics Over Time. These Interactions Also Take Place Across Boundaries Of Different Religious And Cultural Spheres, And In The Process, Give Meaning To The Notions Of The 'Self' And The 'Other'. In An Attempt To Define The 'Other' One Discovers The 'Self'. These Readings Introduce A New Way Of Understanding Medieval Indian History By Engaging With Interdisciplinary Methods Of Research On Issues That Are Significant To Everyday Existence In A Plural Society Like That Of India. This Book Will Be Of Great Value To Students Of History, As Well As To Other Readers Interested In The Culture Of The Medieval Period In India.
West to the Dream
Author: Lonnie Magee
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1532015607
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Thanks to everyone who helped me get this book to the publisher. Special thanks to my wife, Lynne, who helped with the proofreading and who put up with me while I did rewrites. This book seemed to write itself. I hope my readers enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed creating the characters and story. This is the story of a young man who had a dream of going West and lived to fulfill the dream. He starts as a greenhorn and ends up a true mountain man. Ride along and enjoy the trip West and the adventures thereafter.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1532015607
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Thanks to everyone who helped me get this book to the publisher. Special thanks to my wife, Lynne, who helped with the proofreading and who put up with me while I did rewrites. This book seemed to write itself. I hope my readers enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed creating the characters and story. This is the story of a young man who had a dream of going West and lived to fulfill the dream. He starts as a greenhorn and ends up a true mountain man. Ride along and enjoy the trip West and the adventures thereafter.
Teachers with The Magic
Author: M. Scott Norton
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1475817630
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
This book centers on the fact that needed improvements in our schools will not occur unless education is able to attract and retain great teachers in the school’s classrooms. Teachers with The Magic is directed to administrative leaders as well as those individuals that are seeking ways to become better teachers. Great teachers themselves will be inspired by the book’s discussion of what great teachers do the classroom to engage students in learning.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1475817630
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
This book centers on the fact that needed improvements in our schools will not occur unless education is able to attract and retain great teachers in the school’s classrooms. Teachers with The Magic is directed to administrative leaders as well as those individuals that are seeking ways to become better teachers. Great teachers themselves will be inspired by the book’s discussion of what great teachers do the classroom to engage students in learning.
The Orange Fairy - The Magic Mirror and Other Stories
Author: Andrew Lang
Publisher: Mind Melodies
ISBN: 9382363297
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Publisher: Mind Melodies
ISBN: 9382363297
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
The Magic of Beverly Sills
Author: Nancy Guy
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252097831
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
With her superb coloratura soprano, passion for the world of opera, and down-to-earth personality, Beverly Sills made high art accessible to millions from the time of her meteoric rise to stardom in 1966 until her death in 2007. An unlikely pop culture phenomenon, Sills was equally at ease on talk shows, on the stage, and in the role of arts advocate and administrator. Merging archival research with her own love of Sills's music, Nancy Guy examines the singer-actress's artistry alongside the ineffable aspects of performance that earned Sills a passionate fandom. Guy mines the memories of colleagues, critics, and aficionados to recover something of the spell Sills wove for people on both sides of the footlights during the hot moments of onstage performance. At the same time, she analyzes essential questions raised by Sills's art and celebrity. How did Sills challenge the divide between elite and mass culture and build a fan base that crossed generations and socio-economic lines? Above all, how did Sills capture the unnameable magic that joins the members of an audience to a performer--and to one-another? Intimate and revealing, The Magic of Beverly Sills explores the alchemy of art, magnetism, community, and emotion that produced an American icon.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252097831
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
With her superb coloratura soprano, passion for the world of opera, and down-to-earth personality, Beverly Sills made high art accessible to millions from the time of her meteoric rise to stardom in 1966 until her death in 2007. An unlikely pop culture phenomenon, Sills was equally at ease on talk shows, on the stage, and in the role of arts advocate and administrator. Merging archival research with her own love of Sills's music, Nancy Guy examines the singer-actress's artistry alongside the ineffable aspects of performance that earned Sills a passionate fandom. Guy mines the memories of colleagues, critics, and aficionados to recover something of the spell Sills wove for people on both sides of the footlights during the hot moments of onstage performance. At the same time, she analyzes essential questions raised by Sills's art and celebrity. How did Sills challenge the divide between elite and mass culture and build a fan base that crossed generations and socio-economic lines? Above all, how did Sills capture the unnameable magic that joins the members of an audience to a performer--and to one-another? Intimate and revealing, The Magic of Beverly Sills explores the alchemy of art, magnetism, community, and emotion that produced an American icon.
The Magic Bag
Author: James Watts
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1480951293
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 935
Book Description
The Magic Bag By: James Watts Drawn to Santa’s workshop after hours by an irresistible force, Monty Wolfard, the smallest and clumsiest elf in the North Pole, discovers Santa’s Magic Bag. From its living guard door, Oscar Oakwood, the little elf learns that it’s time for him to begin his “finding” to search for his elfin gifts and charms. After being outfitted for the trip in enchanted gear, Monty enters the Magic Bag. There he discovers a whole new world which is being destroyed by an evil, fire breathing dragon. He forms a rag-tag army of elves, fairies, gnomes and unicorns to fight the dragon and the quest begins. Children from ages nine to ninety will love Monty and his band of loyal followers and their adventures. Often humorous and full of spunk, this coming of age fantasy series, The Magic Bag, will touch your heart and tickle your funny bone. It’s a classic in the making.
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1480951293
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 935
Book Description
The Magic Bag By: James Watts Drawn to Santa’s workshop after hours by an irresistible force, Monty Wolfard, the smallest and clumsiest elf in the North Pole, discovers Santa’s Magic Bag. From its living guard door, Oscar Oakwood, the little elf learns that it’s time for him to begin his “finding” to search for his elfin gifts and charms. After being outfitted for the trip in enchanted gear, Monty enters the Magic Bag. There he discovers a whole new world which is being destroyed by an evil, fire breathing dragon. He forms a rag-tag army of elves, fairies, gnomes and unicorns to fight the dragon and the quest begins. Children from ages nine to ninety will love Monty and his band of loyal followers and their adventures. Often humorous and full of spunk, this coming of age fantasy series, The Magic Bag, will touch your heart and tickle your funny bone. It’s a classic in the making.
Literature in the Albemarle
Author: Bettie Freshwater Pool
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Albemarle Sound Region (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Albemarle Sound Region (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description