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Roy, Asim.

The Islamic Syncretistic Tradition in Bengal [electronic resource]. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (336 pages). - Princeton Legacy Library . - Princeton legacy library. .

Cover; Part I: Context; Part II: Text; A. The Syncretistic Great Tradition; Section I: The Mainstream; Section II: The Muslim ""Vaisnav"" Lyrical Literature; B. The Syncretistic Little Tradition; 6. Pirism or the Cult of Pir.

Asim Roy argues that Islam in Bengal was not a corruption of the real"" Middle Eastern Islam, as nineteenth-century reformers claimed, but a valid historical religion developed in an area totally different from the Middle East. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions.

ISBN: 9781400856701 1400856701

Source: 22573/ctt738c16 JSTOR

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Islam--History.--India--Bengal
RELIGION / Islam / General
Islam.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
India--Bengal.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: BP63.I42

Dewey Class. No.: 297.095414