Appendix C: Summary of ‘Majnun and Layla’ by Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

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1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 7
3. Acknowledgments 9
4. List of Illustrations 11
5. Note on Transliteration 15
6. Introduction: Material Culture and Mysticism in the Persianate World 17
7. Part I
8. 1. Silks, Signatures and Self-fashioning 27
9. 2. Dressed as King, Lover and Beloved: Khusrau and Shirin 53
10. 3. Weaving Stories, Weaving Self: Layla and Majnun as Sufi Icons 83
11. Part II
12. 4. The Divine Cloak of Majesty: Material Culture in Sufi Practice 115
13. 5. Mughal Dress and Spirituality: The Age of Sufi Kings 145
14. 6. Safavid Figural Silks in Diplomacy: Rare Textiles of Novel Design 181
15. Conclusion 209
16. Appendix A: List of Khamsa Silks 221
17. Appendix B: Summary of ‘Shirin and Khusrau’ by Amir Khusrau Dihlavi 223
18. Appendix C: Summary of ‘Majnun and Layla’ by Amir Khusrau Dihlavi 227
19. Glossary of Textile Terms 231
20. Glossary of Persian and Arabic Terms 235
21. List of Historic Figures 241
22. Index 247