Fabulous females and peerless Pirs [electronic resource] : tales of mad adventure in old Bengal / translated by Tony K. Stewart.

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Language: English Original language: Bengali Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 267 p.) : illISBN:

0195165292

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Electronic books.

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891.4430108 22

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PK1716.5

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

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Translated from Bengali.

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

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Includes bibliographical references and index.