An edition of Fabulous females and peerless Pīrs (2004)
Fabulous females and peerless Pīrs
tales of mad adventure in old Bengal
By Tony K. Stewart
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Publish Date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press,Oxford University Press, USA
Language
eng
Pages
267
Description:
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 legitimate object of worship.