Genealogy, Archive, Image. Interpreting Dynastic History in Western India, c.1090-2016

• Main Author: Jhala, Angma (auth)
• Other Authors: Jhala, Jayasinhji (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2017
• Subjects: Asian history; western India; Rajput; Gujarat; Jhalavad; Dynastic history; Kuva-no-ker; Kshatriya; etnohistory; Jhala dynasty; Rani Jijima; Indian kingdoms; miniature paintings; Halvad-Dhrangadhra; elites; Jhala court
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Summary

'Genealogy, Archive, Image' addresses the ways in which history and tradition are 'reinvented' through text, memory and painting. It examines the making of dynastic history in the kingdom of Jhalavad, situated in Gujarat, western India, over the longue durée, from the eleventh to twentieth centuries. The essays critique a collection of contemporary miniature paintings, which chart the dynastic history of Jhalavad's rulers and the textual and ethnographic archive upon which they are based. A multidisciplinary work, it crosses the boundaries of history, anthropology, folklore and mythology, gender, musicology, literary studies, and visual, film and digital media. The essays draw upon a variety of voices, spanning various religious and ethnic communities, including Hindus, Muslims, Jains, Parsees and Siddhi Africans, and caste identities, such as that of the bard, ballad singer, king, priest, court chronicler, soldier, mason and drummer.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (294 p.)

ISBN

9783110539455
9783110539639

DOI

10.1515/9783110539455

Access

Open Access