Sufism, Culture and Politics Afghans and Islam in Medieval North India
- Oxford Oxford University Press 2007
- 268p
includes index and biblioraphy
PART I. STRUGGLE FOR POWER AND DOMINANCE 1. The Making of a Badshah: Emergence of Sher Shah Sur 39 2. Mughal-Afghan Interface: Battles and Mobilization 81 PART II. POLITICAL IDEALS AND INSTITUTIONS 3. Norms of Governance and Aspects of Administration 117 4. The Afghans and the Rajputs: Conflict and Accommodation 143 PART III. RELIGION, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY 5. The Political and the Sufic Wilayat 171 6. Sufi Traditions and Hindu-Muslim Interactions 200