The millennial sovereign : sacred kingship and sainthood in Islam / A. Azfar Moin.

Author/creator Moin, A. Azfar
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©2012.
Descriptionxv, 343 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesSouth Asia across the disciplines
South Asia across the disciplines. ^A1031131
Contents Introduction: Islam and the millennium -- The lord of conjunction: sacrality and sovereignty in the age of Timur -- The crown of dreams: Sufis and princes in sixteenth-century Iran -- The alchemical court: the beginnings of the Mughal imperial cult -- The millennial sovereign: the troubled unveiling of the savior monarch -- The throne of time: the painted miracles of the saint emperor -- Conclusion: The graffiti under the throne.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012001237
ISBN9780231160360 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0231160364 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780231504713 (e-book)
ISBN0231504713 (e-book)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks JC375 .M65 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold