| Witness to Marvels: Sufism and Literary Imagination Volume 2 Contributor(s): Stewart, Tony K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520306333 ISBN-13: 9780520306332 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - History - History | Asia - India & South Asia - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 891.440 |
| LCCN: 2019005276 |
| Series: Islamic Humanities |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. There is a vast body of imaginal literature in Bengali that introduces fictional Sufi saints into the complex mythological world of Hindu gods and goddesses. Dating to the sixteenth century, the stories--pīr katha--are still widely read and performed today. The events that play out rival the fabulations of the Arabian Nights, which has led them to be dismissed as simplistic folktales, yet the work of these stories is profound: they provide fascinating insight into how Islam habituated itself into the cultural life of the Bangla-speaking world. In Witness to Marvels, Tony K. Stewart unearths the dazzling tales of Sufi saints to signal a bold new perspective on the subtle ways Islam assumed its distinctive form in Bengal. |