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‎Contents 6 ‎Acknowledgements 10 ‎Figures and Tables 12 ‎Abbreviations, Editions and Other Usages 13 ‎Introduction 16 ‎Chapter 1. Cultural Contexts of al-Bīrūnī’s Work and Writings 28 ‎1.1. Persian and Islamic Spheres of Influence 28 ‎1.1.1. Kāṯ, Ğūrğān, Ray and Ğūrğānīya 28 ‎1.1.2. Ghazna and Kābul, the Gateways to Early Medieval India 30 ‎1.2. Al-Bīrūnī’s Visits to al-Hind 36 ‎1.2.1. The Geographical Delimitation of al-Hind 36 ‎1.2.2. Evidence from His Writings 39 ‎1.2.3. Maḥmūd’s Interests and His Court 47 ‎1.2.4. The Various Sources of Information 58 ‎1.3. Elements of Culture of Gandhāra and Panjab 63 ‎1.3.1. Laghmān, Peshawar, Fort Rājagirī, Fort Lahūr and Fort Nandana 63 ‎1.3.2. The Late Shahis and Their Religion 68 ‎1.4. Concluding Remarks 72 ‎Chapter 2. The Social and Intellectual Contexts 74 ‎2.1. Building up Theoretical Knowledge on al-Hind 74 ‎2.2. Collaborations and Multiculturalism at Royal Courts 83 ‎2.3. Al-Bīrūnī and Indian Scholars 88 ‎2.4. The Transmission of Living Traditions 95 ‎2.5. Concluding Remarks 110 ‎Chapter 3. Al-Bīrūnī’s Translations within the Sāṅkhya-Yoga Traditions 112 ‎3.1. Sāṅkhya-Yoga Literature Predating al-Bīrūnī’s Time 112 ‎3.2. Tenets of Sāṅkh

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