ISBN:
9780520388949
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (410 Seiten)
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Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Needle at the bottom of the sea
DDC:
398.2095414
Keywords:
Electronic books
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Anthologie
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Bengali
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Erzählung
Abstract:
These 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 story in Needle at the Bottom of the Sea underscores the need for people to work together--not just to overcome the challenges of living in the Sundarban swamps of Bengal, but also to ease hostilities born of social differences in religion, caste, and economic class. Translated by award-winning scholar of early modern Bengali literature Tony K. Stewart, Needle at the Bottom of the Sea brims with fantasy and excitement. Sufi protagonists travel through a world of wonder where tigers talk and men magically grow into giants, a Hindu princess falls in love with a Muslim holy man, and goddesses rub shoulders with kings and merchants. Across religion, class, and gender, what binds these fabulous stories together is the characters' pursuit of living honorably and morally in a difficult, corrupt world.
Abstract:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Auspicious Tale of the Lord of the Southern Regions: The Rāy maṅgal of Kṛṣṇarām Dās -- Scouring the World for Cāmpāvatī: Gāji kālu o cāmpāvatī kanyār puthi of Ābdul Ohāb -- Glorifying the Protective Matron of the Jungle: Bonbibī jahurā nāmā of Mohāmmad Khater -- Wayward Wives and Their Magical Flying Tree: Satya nārāyaṇer puthi of Kavi Vallabh -- Curbing the Hubris of Moses: Khoyāj Khijir's Instruction to Musā in Nabīvaṃśa of Saiyad Sultān translated with Ayesha A. Irani -- Glossary -- Acknowledgments.
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