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Robes of honour: khil'at in pre-colonial and colonial India

By Stewart Gordon

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2003
ISBN
0195663225
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
38 MB (39435377 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
167\167
Time added
2020-10-25 03:45:20

Description

This volume analyzes the Khilat ceremony, the tradition of honorific robing, prevalent in South Asia in the pre-colonial and colonial periods. The essays here examine the historical depth, geographic spread and general importance of the custom.

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