Lucknow: Memories of a CityViolette Graff Oxford University Press, 1999 - 299 pages This collection of pieces looks at 150 years of Lucknow's recent history, from its rise to grandeur during the Nawabi days to its political preeminent position today. |
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Page 129
... Islamic ethos that prevailed during the days of the Prophet and his successors . Initially confined to northern India , the Islamic resurgence spread to other areas rapidly . Religious revivalism , conducted under the aegis of the ...
... Islamic ethos that prevailed during the days of the Prophet and his successors . Initially confined to northern India , the Islamic resurgence spread to other areas rapidly . Religious revivalism , conducted under the aegis of the ...
Page 135
... Islamic , London . Kumar , Nita ( 1988 ) , The Artisans of Banaras : Popular Culture and Identity , New Jersey , Princeton University Press . Lawrence , Walter Roper ( 1928 ) , The India We Served , London . Lelyveld , David ( 1978 ) ...
... Islamic , London . Kumar , Nita ( 1988 ) , The Artisans of Banaras : Popular Culture and Identity , New Jersey , Princeton University Press . Lawrence , Walter Roper ( 1928 ) , The India We Served , London . Lelyveld , David ( 1978 ) ...
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... Islamic learning . They had served the nawabs of Awadh as teachers and religious functionaries , and in return had ... Islamic law . His knowledge of Arabic and the Islamic sciences was respected among Shi'ite religious circles in ...
... Islamic learning . They had served the nawabs of Awadh as teachers and religious functionaries , and in return had ... Islamic law . His knowledge of Arabic and the Islamic sciences was respected among Shi'ite religious circles in ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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