Knowledge and the Indian Ocean : Intangible Networks of Western India and Beyond /: Intangible Networks of Western India and Beyond. (2018)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Knowledge and the Indian Ocean : Intangible Networks of Western India and Beyond /: Intangible Networks of Western India and Beyond. (2018)
- Main Title:
- Knowledge and the Indian Ocean : Intangible Networks of Western India and Beyond
- Further Information:
- Note: Sara Keller.
- Editors:
- Keller, Sara
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction.- I. Knowledge, Science and Techniques.- 2. Places We Can Go: Some notes on sea/knowledge.-3. Knowing the Sea: Thalassographies to Thalassology of the Indian Ocean (up to c. 1500 CE).- 4. A Chinese Muse in the Caliph's Court - The Influence of Chinese Ceramic Technology across the Indian Ocean (8th to 14th Century CE).- 5. Ava: A Living Tradition of Reverence for Water among the Zoroastrians.- 6. Scholars in Gujarat's Bazaars—RevisitingL'académie ambulante ("The Roving Academy").- 7. Gujarat Ornamental Furniture: Artisans, Techniques, Skills and Global Markets during the Nineteenth Century.- 8. 'Without a Counterpart on the Globe": Geographical Knowledge and the Mapping of "Kutch" in the Nineteenth Century.- II. Skill, Migration and Identities.- 9. Gujarat Sufis, "Sants" and the Indian Ocean World in Medieval Times.- 10. Doing Well but also Doing Good? East African Indian Merchants and Their Charitable Work, c. 1850–1920.- 11. Narratives of Transcendental Decision-Making: Seeking Health and Healing at Sufi Shrines in Gujarat.- 12. Voices of the Sidis: The Tradition of the Fakirs.- 13. Linguistic and Cultural Contributions of Gujarat in Eastern Africa.- 14. The Transnational Life and Political Philosophy of Shyamji Krishnavarma.
- Publisher Details:
- Cham : Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Copyright Date:
- 2019
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (266 pages)
- Subjects:
- History
History -- Asia -- General
History -- Africa -- General
History -- Social History
Asian history
African history
Social & cultural history
World history
Asia-History
Africa-History
Social history
Civilization-History
History -- World
General & world history - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9783319968391
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783319968384
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- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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- Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.329662
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