TY - BOOK AU - Roy,Asim TI - The Islamic Syncretistic Tradition in Bengal T2 - Princeton Legacy Library SN - 9781400856701 AV - BP63.I42 U1 - 297.095414 PY - 2014/// CY - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press KW - Islam KW - India KW - Bengal KW - History KW - Bengale (Bangladesh et Inde) KW - Histoire KW - RELIGION KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=791421 ER -