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Devotional sovereignty : kingship and religion in India / Caleb Simmons.
Van Pelt Library BL1153.7.M9 S56 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simmons, Caleb, author.
- Series:
- Religion, culture, and history series
- Religion, culture and history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sovereignty--Religious aspects.
- Sovereignty.
- Mysore (India)--Kings and rulers.
- Mysore (India).
- Mysore (India)--Religion.
- India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947.
- India.
- History.
- India--Politics and government--1765-1947.
- Politics and government.
- Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799.
- Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli.
- Kr̥ṣṇarāja Oḍeyar III, Maharaja of Mysore, active 1799-1868.
- Kr̥ṣṇarāja Oḍeyar.
- KrÌ¥sÌ£nÌ£araÌja OdÌ£eyar III, Maharaja of Mysore, active 1799-1868.
- Kr̥ṣṇarāja Vaḍeyara III, Maharaja of Mysore, active 1799-1868.
- Hinduism.
- Kings and rulers.
- Religion.
- India--Mysore.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Devotional sovereignty : kingship and religion in colonial India
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- Devotional Sovereignty: Kingship and Religion in India investigates the shifting conceptualization of sovereignty in the South Indian kingdom of Mysore during the reigns of Tipu Sultan (r. 1782-1799) and Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (r. 1799-1868). Tipu Sultan was a Muslim king famous for resisting British dominance until his death; Krishnaraja III was a Hindu king who succumbed to British political and administrative control. Despite their differences, the courts of both kings dealt with the changing political landscape by turning to the religious and mythical past to construct a royal identity for their kings. Caleb Simmons explores the ways in which these two kings and their courts modified and adapted pre-modern Indian notions of sovereignty and kingship in reaction to British intervention. -- Provided by publisher, page 2 of book jacket.
- Contents:
- Part I Tipu Sultan
- 1 The King of Seringapatam p. 31
- 2 The Sultan, the Sufi, and the Guru p. 57
- 3 Divine Warfare and Diplomacy p. 77
- Part II Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
- 4 Restoring an "Ancient Hindu" Family p. 107
- 5 Portraying Devotion p. 133
- 6 Displaying Power p. 169
- 7 Mapping New Sovereignty p. 211.
- Notes:
- Other title from dustcover.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-264) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780190088897
- 0190088893
- OCLC:
- 1130233059
- Publisher Number:
- 99983745916
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