Ruby in the Dust —— Poetry and History of the Padmavat by the South-Asian Sufi Poet Muhammad Jayasi

----- 尘土中的红宝石。南亚苏菲诗人穆罕默德·雅斯《帕德姆瓦特的诗歌与历史》

ISBN: 9789087281120 出版年：2012 页码：373 Bruijn, Thomas de Leiden University Press

This book presents an innovative reading of the Indian mystical romance Padm膩vat (1540). It describes the semantic polyphony of J膩yas墨 seminal work from the perspective of the poet role in the literary field, as mediator between the interests of his spiritual and worldly patrons. The contextual outlook of De Bruijn interpretation corrects the identification with modern, nationalist notions of Hindu and Muslim identity that have dominated readings of Padm膩vat until now. De Bruijn reading reveals the confluence of poetry and history that inspired the many retellings of the tale of Padm膩vat墨 and Ratansen in Persian and other Indian languages.