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This book presents an innovative reading of the Indian mystical romance Padmāvat (1540). It describes the semantic polyphony of Jāyasī’s seminal work from the perspective of the poet’s role in the literary field, as mediator between the interests of his spiritual and worldly patrons. The contextual...
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oapen-20.500.12657-328752022-04-26T12:25:49Z Ruby in the Dust. Poetry and History in Padmāvat by the South Asian Sufi Poet Muhammad Jāyasī de Bruijn, Thomas india language and linguistics poetry God Mysticism Padmavati (Jainism) Ratnasimha Stanza Sufism Yogi bic Book Industry Communication::D Literature & literary studies::DS Literature: history & criticism::DSC Literary studies: poetry & poets This book presents an innovative reading of the Indian mystical romance Padmāvat (1540). It describes the semantic polyphony of Jāyasī’s seminal work from the perspective of the poet’s role in the literary field, as mediator between the interests of his spiritual and worldly patrons. The contextual outlook of De Bruijn’s interpretation corrects the identification with modern, nationalist notions of Hindu and Muslim identity that have dominated readings of Padmāvat until now. De Bruijn’s reading reveals the confluence of poetry and history that inspired the many retellings of the tale of Padmāvatī and Ratansen in Persian and other Indian languages. 2016-02-04 00:00:00 2020-04-01T14:21:21Z 2020-04-01T14:21:21Z 2012 book 595095 OCN: 782878252 9789087281120 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32875 eng application/pdf n/a 595095.pdf http://www.lup.nl/product/ruby-in-the-dust/ Leiden University Press 10.26530/OAPEN_595095 10.26530/OAPEN_595095 276c53fd-5f1d-4065-9fce-9628863ddca8 9789087281120 open access |
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This book presents an innovative reading of the Indian mystical romance Padmāvat (1540). It describes the semantic polyphony of Jāyasī’s seminal work from the perspective of the poet’s role in the literary field, as mediator between the interests of his spiritual and worldly patrons. The contextual outlook of De Bruijn’s interpretation corrects the identification with modern, nationalist notions of Hindu and Muslim identity that have dominated readings of Padmāvat until now. De Bruijn’s reading reveals the confluence of poetry and history that inspired the many retellings of the tale of Padmāvatī and Ratansen in Persian and other Indian languages. |
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