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SUMMARY:Plenary Session: Fellow Vortrag
DTSTART:20120109T171500Z
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DESCRIPTION:Georgios Halkias: Muslim Princesses in Buddhist Courts\nThe  p
 ractice of princess-exchange (giving and/or receiving them as  brides)  is
  a prevalent feature of ancient diplomacy that was widely  practiced in  t
 he north-western Himalayas. Drawing from Ladakhi and  Baltī  folk-literat
 ures and histories\, I will survey folksongs composed  during  the times o
 f the Ladakhi royal dynasty (rgyal-dus) and examine  the  narratives of th
 e life of Muslim princesses who were sent as brides  at  the courts of Lad
 akh and became Khatuns (Muslim Queens) in Buddhist   kingdoms. The Muslim 
 Queens of the Himalayas stand witness to a rich   cultural fusion\, an old
  blend of Arab\, Persian\, Mongol\, Indian and   Tibetan elements. Ever si
 nce the conversion of the Baltīs to Islam in   the 14th century the Musli
 m princess-brides stood as promises of unity   and peace and as means of a
 lleviating conflict between the warring   houses of Baltistān and the Bud
 dhist kingdoms of Ladakh.\nLecture:\nGeorgios Halkias: Muslim Princesses i
 n Buddhist Courts\; Alexandra  Cuffel: Creating Hope and Threat: Eldad ha-
 Dani and the Ten Lost Tribes  as response to medieval Muslim and Christian
  anti-Jewish  polemic
URL:https://khk.ceres.rub.de/de/veranstaltungen/PS_090112_de/
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