Samira Sheikh
Region of Interest | South Asia |
Primary Country of Residence | United States of America |
Affiliation | University of Oxford |
Mailing Address | Wolfson College
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Countries of Specialization | India |
Education | I am presently completing a D.Phil on Gujarat between c. 1200 and 1500. |
Research Interests | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Sind, Punjab, Malwa, 10th to 19th century, with
Religion in South Asia: conversion, cults, genealogies, caste.
Indo-Persian historical literature; Gujarati caste and sect puranas;
Trade in the Indian Ocean, 8th to 19th century, especially the role of
Religious and caste reform and identity movements in Western India in the
Art (especially manuscript painting) and architecture in Western India,
Navigation and cartography in South Asia and the Indian Ocean. |
Publications | None on file. |
Keywords | literature ; religion ; caste ; genealogies ; Islam ; art ; architecture ; Gujarat ; ... |