Needle at the bottom of the sea : Bengali tales from the land of the eighteen tides

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Needle at the bottom of the sea : Bengali tales from the land of the eighteen tides

translated by Tony K. Stewart ; with contributions by Ayesha A. Irani

University of California Press, c2023

  • : pbk

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Includes translations from Bengali

Includes bibliographical references

収録内容

  • The auspicious tales of the lord of the southern regions : 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

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"Brave and vivid."-New York Review of Books 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.

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Contents Introduction The Auspicious Tale of the Lord of the Southern Regions The Ray mangal of Krsnaram Das Scouring the World for Campavati Gaji kalu o campavati kanyar puthi of Abdul Ohab Glorifying the Protective Matron of the Jungle Bonbibi jahura nama of Mohammad Khater Wayward Wives and Their Magical Flying Tree Satya narayaner puthi of Kavi Vallabh Curbing the Hubris of Moses Khoyaj Khijir's Instruction to Musa in Nabivamsa of Saiyad Sultan translated with Ayesha A. Irani Glossary Acknowledgments

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