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This book presents translations of eight closely related 18th- and 19th-century Bengali folk tales centered on Satya Pīr and the people he helps. While the worship of Satya Pīr is the ostensible motivation for the tales, they really demonstrate his miraculous powers, which authenticate him as a le...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Stewart, Tony K., 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Bengali
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Temas:
Short stories, Bengali > Translations into English.
Religious pluralism.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Manners and customs
Religious pluralism
Short stories, Bengali
Bengali.
Bengal (India) > Social life and customs.
Bangladesh > Social life and customs.
Bengale (Inde) > Mœurs et coutumes.
Bangladesh
India > Bengal
Electronic books.
Translations
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book presents translations of eight closely related 18th- and 19th-century Bengali folk tales centered on Satya Pīr and the people he helps. While the worship of Satya Pīr is the ostensible motivation for the tales, they really demonstrate his miraculous powers, which authenticate him as a legitimate object of worship.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 267 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-247) and index.
ISBN:9781435619289
1435619285
9780195165296
0195165292
0198037015
9780198037019

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