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-pir katha-are still widely read and
performed today. The events that play out rival the fabulations of
the Arabian Nights, which has led them to be dismissed as
simplistic folktales, yet the work of these stories is profound:
they provide fascinating insight into how Islam habituated itself
into the cultural life of the Bangla-speaking world. In Witness to
Marvels, Tony K. Stewart unearths the dazzling tales of Sufi saints
to signal a bold new perspective on the subtle ways Islam assumed
its distinctive form in Bengal.
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