Description
Book SynopsisThis book studies an important icon of medieval South Asian culture, Indian courtier, poet, musician and Sufi, Amir Khusraw (1253-1325), chiefly remembered for his poetry in Persian and Hindi, today an integral part of the performative qawwali tradition.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Map
1 INTRODUCTION
2 IN A CITY OF SULTANS, SUFIS, AND POETS: AMIR KHUSRAW AND DELHI
Muslim India in the Thirteenth Century
Early Life and Career
Keeping Company with Sufis
Last Years
3 AMIR KHUSRAW AND THE WORLD OF PERSIAN LITERATURE
Persian Literature in India
Poetics of the Sacred and Profane Ghazal
Legend and History in Narrative Poetry
Prose Works
4 AMIR KHUSRAW AND INDIAN CULTURAL TRADITIONS
Music and Qawwali
Hindavi Poetry
Describing India
The Poet in Our Time
APPENDIX I: Biographical account of Amir Khusraw from Amir Khurd’s Siyar al-awliya
APPENDIX II: Tale of the Tatar princess Gulnari, narrated on Tuesday in the Red Pavilion, from Amir Khusraw’s Hasht bihisht
Chronology
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
