The Dabistán, or School of manners, Volume 1 (of 3)
translated from the original Persian, with notes and illustrations
With Muhsin Fani · Translated by David Shea · Translated by Anthony Troyer
"The Dabistán, or School of manners, Volume 1 (of 3)" by Fani, Shea, and Troyer is a Persian work on comparative religion written between 1645 and 1658. This remarkable text examines and compares Abrahamic, Dharmic, and other religions across mid-17th century South Asia and the Middle East, spanning twelve chapters. It offers rare historical insights into Emperor Akbar's syncretic Din-i Ilahi and contains one of history's first mentions of Sikhism, drawing from the author's interviews with scholars of numerous faiths across Patna, Kashmir, Lahore, and beyond.
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