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Iranian studies ; 9

Introduction: "O wind, tell the demons and fairies" : a call for reconciliation in Northern India

Amīr Khusraw and the uniting of opposites

Tolerance in medieval South Asia : an overview

The framework of frontier studies : when two cultures meet

Islamic civilization as an ever-changing glacial wave

Understanding cultural change through frontier studies

Examples of synthesis and conciliation

Khusraw as the exponent of a new, third culture

Setting new standards of legitimacy in the Dibachah

Minting new currency in the Dibachah

How the Dibachah came to be written

The structure of the hierarchies

Khusraw's response to the various hierarchies

The poet's defense of Persian vs. Arabic

The poet's defense of Indians and Persians vs. Arabs

Legitimating Hindavi as an authentic Muslim language

Double entendre (Iham) and Indo-Persian innovation

A show-stopping example of Iham

Balancing gender roles : male/female dynamics in the Hasht Bihisht (eight paradises), 1301/2

Breaking Nizami's golden seal of eloquence : Khusraw's Khamsah

The Bahram Gur story and the portrayal of women

Firdawsi : the construction of heroic masculinity

Nizami : the reseating of Fitnah

Amir Khusraw : the lion-capturing deer

A clear deconstructionist character

Female rule in the Delhi Sultanate : the example of Raziyyah

The influence of mysticism

Was Khusraw a medieval feminist?

Toward a more equitable world

They see my Hindu kill in the style of Turks : the dismantling of a dichotomy in the Nuh Sipihr (nine skies), 1318/9

Writing to please a pleasure-loving king

Turk and Hindu in history

Amir Khusraw's use of Turk and Hindu

Seeds of ambiguity

The Third Sipihr : a new chapter on Hindus

A generative union

Conclusion: Glorious the radiance of that exalted sun : pluralistic ideals on the subcontinent and beyond

Uncovering the authentic Khusraw

The question of legacy.

Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī, ca. 1253-1325 > Political and social views.

Religious pluralism > India > History.

Islam > Relations > Hinduism.

Hinduism > Relations > Islam.

India > Ethnic relations > History.