Hindustani music in the time of Aurangzeb

منو

" Hindustani music in the time of Aurangzeb "
Brown, Katherine Ruth Butler

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Record Number	:	808727
Doc. No	:	TLets408414
Main Entry	:	Brown, Katherine Ruth Butler
Title & Author	:	Hindustani music in the time of Aurangzeb\ Brown, Katherine Ruth Butler
College	:	School of Oriental and African Studies
Date	:	2003
student score	:	2003
Degree	:	Thesis (Ph.D.)
Abstract	:	The long reign of the last Great Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb (r.1658-1707), is highly controversial in Indian history. An orthodox Muslim, Aurangzeb is infamous for his bigoted and oppressive political and cultural policies. Scholars have long argued that he banned music throughout his reign, leaving a crucial period in Indian music history unexamined. This thesis investigates North Indian musical life in the time of Aurangzeb, through a critical analysis of musical discourse in contemporary Persian language sources. These demonstrate that far from having banned music, musical practice thrived under Aurangzeb. My thesis aims 1) to refute the story of the ban and demonstrate that music played an integral role in Mughal society throughout Aurangzeb's reign; 2) to establish an epistemology of Indo-Persian musical treatises that enables these overlooked sources to be studied in their intellectual and cultural contexts; and 3) to explore two major developments in Hindustani music at this time.
Added Entry	:	SOAS, University of London