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The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760
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The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760 (Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies , No 17) |
Another excellent work which examines the phenomenal success of Islam in East Bengal, an area very much on the periphery of both Muslim India and the Islamic world in general. He rejects, either wholly (for some) and in part (for others) the traditional explanations for Islam's success in this region and instead comes up with a quite fascinating and novel answer to this particular puzzle. Eaton is hated by both Neo-Hinduist & Islamicist "scholars" alike - reason enough to read the book.
Posted by Tamerlane at March 7, 2006 06:38 PM
Filed Under: 13th - 16th century
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