Sufism and saint veneration in contemporary Bangladesh: the Maijbhandaris of Chittagong
Focusing on the Maijbhandari movement in Chittagong, south-eastern Bangladesh, which claims the status of the only Sufi order originated in Bengal and which has gained immense popularity in recent years, this book provides a comprehensive picture of an important aspect of contemporary Bengali Islam...
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| Format: | Book/Monograph |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Routledge
2011
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| Series: | Routledge advances in South Asian studies
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| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/alltitles/docDetail.action?docID=10522496 Verlag, Volltext: http://gbv.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=668820 Aggregator, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=668820 
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| Author Notes: | Hans Harder |
| Summary: | Focusing on the Maijbhandari movement in Chittagong, south-eastern Bangladesh, which claims the status of the only Sufi order originated in Bengal and which has gained immense popularity in recent years, this book provides a comprehensive picture of an important aspect of contemporary Bengali Islam in the South Asian context.Expertise in South Asian languages and literatures is combined with ethnographic field work and theoretical formulations from a range of disciplines, including cultural anthropology, Islamic studies and religious studies. Analysing the Maijbhandaris tradition of Bengali sp |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 9780203831809 9781136831898 9781283379335 |