Religion is a part of culture, which is very difficult to place in its proper historical perspective. The precise way and the extent to which Muslim mysticism has contributed to the shaping of culture and thought in Bengal must remain a matter of debate. This book does not directly address itself to the debate; but it provides objective, historical material on medieval sufism in Bengal, which is indispensable for that debate, legendary matter is eschewed; and the story constructed principally from reliable Persian texts, which form the only source for any historical exposition of Muslim mysticism in Bengal.
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