The Islamic Syncretistic Tradition in Bengal

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.

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Author: Asim Roy
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 07/14/2014
Pages: 338
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780691612966