Format:
Online-Ressource (X, 384 S.)
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Ill.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9789004211490
Series Statement:
Studies and sources in Islamic art and architecture v. 12
Content:
Akbar's commission of a Life of Christ from the Jesuit Jerome Xavier resulted in a fascinating text (1602) in which the author's concern not to antagonize his Muslim hosts is apparent. The 27 miniatures were inspired by the text itself, resulting in unique interpretations of episodes that often do not find parallels in a European context
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-378) and index
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Preface and Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; Father Jerome Xavier and the Third Jesuit Mission to the Mughal Court: Historical, Political, andReligious Contexts; CHAPTER ONE; A LIFE OF FATHER JEROME XAVIER; 1.1. Background and literary production; 1.2. A bio-bibliographical survey; 1.3. Early and contemporary Lives of Christ; CHAPTER TWO; THE MIRʾĀT AL-QUDS IN CONTEXT; 2.1. A bibliographical survey of the Mirʾāt al‑quds and its reception in European literature; 2.2. Identifying the literary sources used by Father Jerome Xavier; 2.2.1. The Old Testament; 2.2.2. The New Testament
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2.2.3. The apocryphal gospels: On the lives of Mary and Jesus2.2.4. Abgar's letter; 2.2.5. Religious literature and other historical texts; 2.3. An interpretation of the Abgar episode and some further considerations; 2.3.1. Additional reflections on the Mirʾāt al‑quds; 2.4. The complexities of writing about Christ for a Muslim audience; 2.4.1. Disputes and compromises: The role of Mary; 2.5. Copying the Mirʾāt al‑quds; CHAPTER THREE; VISUALIZING THE MIRʾĀT AL-QUDS:CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART, ACC. NO. 2005.145; 3.1. The miniatures of the Cleveland Mirʾāt al‑quds
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3.2. The missing miniatures and their themes3.3. Salim as the patron of the Cleveland Mirʾāt al‑quds illustrated at Allahabad (1602-4); 3.4. A brief survey of the life of Christ in Islamic painting and literature; CHAPTER FOUR; CATALOGUE OF THE CLEVELAND MIRʾĀT AL-QUDS, ACC. NO. 2005.145; 4.1. Cat. Nos. I-XXVII; 4.2. A list of the miniatures, with corresponding pages in Father Jerome's text (in the Cleveland copyof the Mirʾāt al‑quds); CHAPTER FIVE; A TRANSLATION OF THE MIRʾĀT AL-QUDS BY W. M. THACKSTON,WITH NOTES BY P. MOURA CARVALHO; 5.1. Translator's Preface; 5.2. Preamble
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5.3. Part One: Christ's childhood5.4. Part Two: His miracles and teachings; 5.5. Part Three: His trials, tribulations, and death; 5.6. Part Four: His Resurrection from the grave and Ascension into Heaven; CHAPTER SIX; AN ANNOTATED TRANSCRIPTION OF THE MIRʾĀT AL-QUDSBY W. M. THACKSTON; 6.1. Preamble; 6.2. Part One: Christ's childhood; 6.3. Part Two: His miracles and teachings; 6.4. Part Three: His trials, tribulations, and death; 6.5. Part Four: His Resurrection from the grave and Ascension into Heaven; APPENDIX I; Some Technical Aspects of the Cleveland Mirʾāt al-quds; APPENDIX II
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Order of Folios in the Cleveland Mirʾāt al-quds, by W. M. ThackstonBIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;
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Includes text in Persian with English translation
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004215740
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004211490
Additional Edition:
Print version Mir??t al-quds (Mirror of Holiness): A Life of Christ for Emperor Akbar
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
Author information:
Carvalho, Pedro de Moura
Author information:
Javier, Jerónimo 1549-1617
Author information:
Thackston, Wheeler M. 1944-
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