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Fabulous Females and Peerless Pirs
Tales of Mad Adventure in Old Bengal
Häftad, 2004
569 kr
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A distinctive aspect of Hindu devotion is the veneration of a human guru, who is not only an exemplar and a teacher, but is often worshipped as an embodiment of the divine. In the past these gurus have almost always been men. Today, however, female gurus are a noticeable presence, especially in the …
The Final Word
The Caitanya Caritamrita and the Grammar of Religious Tradition
Inbunden, 2010
1848 kr
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The Gaudiya Vaisnava movement is one of the most vibrant religious groups in all of South Asia. Unlike most devotional communities that flourished in 15th-, 16th-, and 17th-century Bengal, however, the group had no formal founder. Today its devotees are uniform in their devotion to the historical …
Fabulous Females and Peerless Pirs
Tales of Mad Adventure in Old Bengal
E-bok, 2004
359 kr
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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 avatara of krsna , or a Sufi saint, or somehow both, he is worshiped for his ability to bring wealth and comfort to a family. At the heart of this worship …
Final Word
The Caitanya Caritamrita and the Grammar of Religious Tradition
E-bok, 2010
1192 kr
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The Gaudiya Vaisnava movement is one of the most vibrant religious groups in all of South Asia. Unlike most devotional communities that flourished in 15th-, 16th-, and 17th-century Bengal, however, the group had no formal founder. Today its devotees are uniform in their devotion to the historical …
Final Word
The Caitanya Caritamrita and the Grammar of Religious Tradition
E-bok, 2010
1192 kr
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The Gaudiya Vaisnava movement is one of the most vibrant religious groups in all of South Asia. Unlike most devotional communities that flourished in 15th-, 16th-, and 17th-century Bengal, however, the group had no formal founder. Today its devotees are uniform in their devotion to the historical …
Witness to Marvels
Sufism and Literary Imagination
Häftad, 2019
401 kr
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A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. There is a vast body of imaginal literature in Bengali that introduces fictional Sufi saints into the complex mythological world of Hindu gods and goddesses. Dating to the sixteenth century, the stories—pīr …
Needle at the Bottom of the Sea
Bengali Tales from the Land of the Eighteen Tides
Häftad, 2023
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254 kr
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“Brave and vivid.”—New York Review of BooksThese enchanting stories from early modern Bengal reveal how Hindu and Muslim traditions converged on timeless themes of human morality, social culture, and survival. The Bengali stories in this collection are first and foremost tales of survival. Each …
