South Asian Cosmopolitanism: Sources, Itineraries, Languages (16th-18th century)

Translated from the French original by Ann Leroux and Sourish Datta

Originally published in French by Editions EHESS

Is cosmopolitanism a child of western modernity or do we find it in other times and in other places? This volume responds to this question that is much debated in contemporary discursive practices. It explores the worldview of a region of the world, namely South Asia. The period of exploration is from the 16th to the 18th century.