Fabulous females and peerless Pīrs : tales of mad adventure in old Bengal /

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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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The wazir's daughter who marries a sacrificial goat (Kavi Ārif's Lālmon kecchā)
  • The unwilting garland of faithfulness (Kiṇkara Dāsa's Rambhāvatī pālā)
  • The fabled Beṅgamā bird and the stupid prince (Kavi Kaṇva's Ākhoṭi pālā)
  • The disconsolate yogī who turned the merchant's wife into a dog (Dvīja Kavibara's Bāghāmbara pālā)
  • The mother's son who spat up pearls (Kiṅkara Dāsa's Matilāla pālā)
  • The erstwhile bride and her winged horse (Anonymous Manohara phāsarā pālā)
  • The bloodthirsty ogress who would be queen (Kiṅkara Dāsa's Śaśīdhara pālā)
  • The princess who nursed her own husband (Gayārāma Dāsa's Madanamañjarī pālā).

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