The Muhammad Avatåara: salvation history, translation, and the making of Bengali Islam

'The Muhammad Avåatra' reveals the powerful role of vernacular translation in the Islamization of Bengal. Its focus is on the magnificent seventeenth-century Nabåvaòmâsa of Saiyad Sultåan, who lived in Arakanese-controlled Chittagong.

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Main Author: Irani, Ayesha A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2021
In:Year: 2021
Series/Journal:Oxford scholarship online
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bengalis / Islamic literature / Bengali / Islamization / History 1600-1700
Further subjects:B Islam ; Bangladesh
B Bangladesh Civilization
B Islam (Bangladesh)
B Bangladesh ; Civilization
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Summary:'The Muhammad Avåatra' reveals the powerful role of vernacular translation in the Islamization of Bengal. Its focus is on the magnificent seventeenth-century Nabåvaòmâsa of Saiyad Sultåan, who lived in Arakanese-controlled Chittagong.
Item Description:Also issued in print: 2021. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 12, 2021)
ISBN:0190089253
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190089221.001.0001