Early Modern India

This book presents recent scholarly research on one of the most important
literary and historical periods of the Early Modern era from a wide range of
approaches and perspectives. It contains a selection of contributions presented at
the 12th International Conference on Early Modern Literatures of North India which
provide new material as well as innovative methods to approach it.¿The
organizing principle of the volume lies in its exploration of the links between a
multiplicity of languages (Indian vernaculars, Persian, Sanskrit), media (texts,
paintings, images) and traditions (Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Muslim). The role of the
Persian language and the importance of translations from Sanskrit into Persian are
discussed in light of the translational turn. The relations between various yogic
traditions, especially of Nath origin, from Kabir and other sampradayas, are also
reconsidered.