The Howz-e Shamsi and the Making of an Islamic Sacred Site in the Urban Space of Delhi

Sacred sites are loci with a special relationship with a particular religion and are indicators of religious indigenization. The Howz-e Shamsi (“Reservoir of Shams”) is one such structure considered sacred during the Delhi Sultanate period. Built around 1230 by Shams al-Din Eltotmesh b. Elam Khān (r...

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Main Author: Ninomiya, Ayako (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2023
In: Journal of Persianate studies
Year: 2023, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-41
Further subjects:B Cheshti Sufism
B Shamsi Tālāb (Reservoir of Shams) / Howz-e Shamsi
B malfuzāt
B Delhi Sultanate
B Sacred Sites
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