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Domesticity and Power in the Early Mughal World

By Ruby Lal

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2005
ISBN
0521850223, 9780521850223
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9473024 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
Pages
260\258
Time added
2022-03-10 21:36:46

Description

Ruby Lal explores domestic life and the place of women in the Mughal court of the sixteenth century. Challenging traditional, orientalist interpretations of the haram that have portrayed a domestic world of seclusion and sexual exploitation, she reveals a complex society where noble men and women negotiated their everyday life and public-political affairs. Combining Ottoman and Safavid histories, she demonstrates the richness as well as ambiguity of the Mughal haram, which was pivotal in the transition to institutionalization and imperial excellence.

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