Cultures of History in Early Modern India - Persianization and Mughal Culture in Bengal

Cultures of History in Early Modern India - Persianization and Mughal Culture in Bengal

von: Kumkum Chatterjee

Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN: 9780199088010

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Cultures of History in Early Modern India - Persianization and Mughal Culture in Bengal


 

This book examines the nature and function of history-writing in India by focusing on early modern traditions of historiography with particular reference to Bengal. Situating distinctive cultures of history vis-a-vis their relevant political and cultural contexts, it highlights the richness, variety and politically sensitive character of a range of oral and textual narratives. Kumkum Chatterjee also makes a significant contribution to the intellectual and cultural history of early modern India by exploring interactions between regional, vernacular cultures on the one hand and the Islamicate, Persianized culture of the Mughal Empire on the other. Strongly grounded in primary sources, The Cultures of History in Early Modern India re-examines the concepts of authority, evidence and method in early modern historiography. It also discusses the debates surrounding the culture of history writing in India.