Table of Contents
Persian of India Special Issue
Guest Editor: Firoozeh Papan-Matin
Persian of India: Introduction
The Beinnings and the First Major Phases of Persian Literary Culture in Hindustan
Amir Khusraw, Fayzi, and the Geogrpahy of Indo–Persian Literature
Anglo–Persian Taxonomies of Indian Religions
The Encounter of Medical Traditions in Nur al–Din Shirazi’s ‘Ilājāt–i Dārā Shukūhī
Early Instances of Persian Historical and Mystical Scholarship of the Bahmanid Era
The Pro- fāqī Policy of Aḥmad Shāh Walī Bahmanī: Impact and Consequences
Legitimizing Power, Understanding the Religio–Cultural System of the Golconda QutubShahis
Presence in Absence: Relics and Their Role in Hyderabadi Shi‘īsm
Courting ‘Alī: Urdu Poetry, Shi‘ī Piety, and Courtesan Power in Hyderabad
