A Unique Religious Landscape
Indian-Origin Vocabulary in Om-nāma, a 17th-Century Text in Persian
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3468298 |
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| Authors | Ewa Dębicka-Borek (0000-0001-6398-9432, Jagiellonian University), Tomasz Gacek (0000-0002-8111-2797, Jagiellonian University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1111 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel16091111 |
| OpenAlex | W4413763811 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Om-nāma is a poem written in India in the 17th century. Its author was Banwalidas Wali, a protégé of the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh. It is a free adaptation of the much older Sanskrit treatise Yogavāsiṣṭha. However, while deeply rooted in the Indic tradition, Om-nāma extensively uses Islamicate imagery, especially from the realm of Sufism. In this article, we will analyze the terminology of Indic origin in Om-nāma, focusing on forms that interact ininterestingly with Islamicate (Perso-Arabic) vocabulary
Art · Geography · Linguistics · Literature · Persian · Vocabulary · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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