
Forging a Region
Sultans, Traders, and Pilgrims in Gujarat, 1200-1500
Samira Sheikh(Author)
OUP India (Publisher)
Published on 24. December 2009
Book
Hardback
278 pages
978-0-19-806019-2 (ISBN)
Description
This volume explores the emergence of Gujarat over three centuries in terms of its political, economic and religious landscape. It also analyses the linguistic and cultural foundations of the formation of the region and its history. It examines how the political scenario was differentiated by a variety of religious and sectarian groups competing for resources and legitimization. The book maps immigration and settlement, struggles over territory, and the evolving networks of trade in response to the strictures imposed by the environment, the climate, and natural resources. Sheikh argues that itinerancy and mobility were crucial to the polity under study and that the patterns of political formation were related to the tension between mobility and sedentarization. She engages with the current debates and conceptions regarding the study of regional histories.
Reviews / Votes
Essential for anyone wanting to understand medieval and modern religion in western India. * Religious Studies Review *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 146 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
498 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-806019-2 (9780198060192)
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E-Book
01/2010
1st Edition
Oxford University Press
€47.59
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Person
Samira Sheikh works at The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London.
Content
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION;; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX