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

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 legi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Stewart, Tony K., 1954-2024
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:Translated from Bengali.
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Series:Oxford scholarship online.
Subjects:
Short stories, Bengali > Translations into English.
Religious pluralism.
Bengal (India) > Social life and customs.
Bangladesh > Social life and customs.
Bengale (Inde) > Mœurs et coutumes.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Manners and customs
Religious pluralism
Short stories, Bengali
Bangladesh
India > Bengal
Bengali.
Electronic books.
Translations
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Call Number: PK1716.5.E5 F33 2004eb
 
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