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Fabulous Females and Peerless Pirs : Tales of Mad Adventure in Old Bengal.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2004Copyright date: ©2004Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (282 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780198037019
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Fabulous Females and Peerless PirsDDC classification:
  • 891.4/430108
LOC classification:
  • PK1716.5.F
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- About the Translations -- The Fabulous Tales of Satya P&amp -- #299 -- r -- The Wazir's Daughter Who Married a Sacrificial Goat -- The Unwilting Garland of Faithfulness -- The Fabled Berigam&amp -- #257 -- Bird and the Stupid Prince -- The Disconsolate Yog&amp -- #299 -- Who Turned the Merchant's Wife into a Dog -- The Mother's Son Who Spat up Pearls -- The Erstwhile Bride and Her Winged Horse -- The Bloodthirsty Ogress Who Would Be Queen -- The Princess Who Nursed Her Own Husband -- Notes -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Further Readings -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Summary: The mythic figure Satya Pir has a wide following among Hindus and Muslims alike in the Bangla-speaking regions of South Asia. Believed to be an avatar of Krishna, or a Sufi saint, or somehow both, he is worshipped for his ability to bring wealth and comfort to a family. This book presentslively translations of eight closely related 18th and 19th century Bengali folk tales centered on Satya Pir and the people he helps. These surprising and entertaining stories fly in the face of conventional wisdom about the separation of Muslims and Hindus.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- About the Translations -- The Fabulous Tales of Satya P&amp -- #299 -- r -- The Wazir's Daughter Who Married a Sacrificial Goat -- The Unwilting Garland of Faithfulness -- The Fabled Berigam&amp -- #257 -- Bird and the Stupid Prince -- The Disconsolate Yog&amp -- #299 -- Who Turned the Merchant's Wife into a Dog -- The Mother's Son Who Spat up Pearls -- The Erstwhile Bride and Her Winged Horse -- The Bloodthirsty Ogress Who Would Be Queen -- The Princess Who Nursed Her Own Husband -- Notes -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Further Readings -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

The mythic figure Satya Pir has a wide following among Hindus and Muslims alike in the Bangla-speaking regions of South Asia. Believed to be an avatar of Krishna, or a Sufi saint, or somehow both, he is worshipped for his ability to bring wealth and comfort to a family. This book presentslively translations of eight closely related 18th and 19th century Bengali folk tales centered on Satya Pir and the people he helps. These surprising and entertaining stories fly in the face of conventional wisdom about the separation of Muslims and Hindus.

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