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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Yaaminey MubayiPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge India Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780367723682ISBN 10: 0367723689 Pages: 136 Publication Date: 13 September 2022 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of figures Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: Foregrounding water within the cultural landscape of Ellora–Khuldabad–Daulatabad – a methodological approach Overview of historical developments in Ellora–Khuldabad–Daulatabad Delineating the cultural landscape of Ellora–Khuldabad–Daulatabad 1 Water and settlements – historical development of the region vis-à-vis the political economy of the Deccan; networks of trade and patronage Daulatabad – a layered historical narrative Politics of patronage – the water cisterns of Ellora caves Takaswami ashram – a modern reuse of a cave cistern 2 Water and sacrality – sacred geography and networks of pilgrimage Sacred geography and the inflow of people and ideas Water as the embodiment of fertility and healing powers Calling the monsoon – the Panchami festival in Verul 3 Water and memory – community identities as the past remembered; memories as carriers of values, beliefs and practices Re-covering “Malik Ambar ki Pipeline” – reconstructing the past through community memories Malik Ambar: the slave who became a sultan Imagining the region: locating community memories in space Conclusion: A unique cosmopolitanism Cosmopolitanism unfolding in the Deccan landscape The Kitab-e-Nauras of Ibrahim Adil Shah: a kaliedoscopic vision of Deccan cosmopolitanism Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationYaaminey Mubayi is a historian who has worked in the area of cultural heritage and community development over the past 20 years. Her work includes studies of craft, local histories, community memories, traditional knowledge and indigenous ecologies. She has published widely in these areas, and her previous book, Altar of Power – The temple and the state in the land of Jagannatha, came out in 2005. She lives with her family in New Delhi, India, and, in recent years, has focused her energies on teaching, research and writing. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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