Domesticity and Power in the Early Mughal World

By:

Ruby Lal

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization

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In a fascinating and innovative study, 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, the author reveals a complex society where noble men and women negotiated their everyday life and public-political affairs in the 'inner' chambers as well as the 'outer' courts. Using Ottoman and Safavid histories as a counterpoint, she demonstrates the richness, ambiguity and particularity of the Mughal haram, which was pivotal in the transition to institutionalisation and imperial excellence.

Author Biography:

Ruby Lal is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and History at the Johns Hopkins University. Her research focuses on issues of gender relations in Islamic societies in the pre-colonial world.

Release date Australia

September 22nd, 2005

Author

Ruby Lal

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

6 Halftones, unspecified

Pages

260

Series

Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization

Dimensions

152x229x15

ISBN-13

9780521615341

Product ID

2011703

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