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- Title
Religious Pluralism among Muslims: The Case of Hussain Dighi of West Bengal, India.
- Authors
Rahaman, Hasibul
- Abstract
Religious Syncretism is a capsulated term, in which it has been observed blending traits of cultural beliefs and practices. The Hussain Dighi (pond) is located at Daspara Gram Pancayat under Uttar Dinajpur District of West Bengal, India. It has perceived by the locals that Huissain Dighi is considered as sacred. The Dighi is covered by the villages and faith by Islam. Since time immemorial, the oral history claimed that the villagers have converted into Nasya Sekh Muslims from Hindu Rajbansis by the hand of sacred man called Hussain. As it is view of the local people, they are decedents of tenth generation of Nasya Sekh Muslims. There are number of rituals and practices have been found in their activities centering on the sacred Dighi and have very much linked with local Rjbansi culture by and large. As a result it is undoubtedly says that Hussan Dighi has measured as productive center of religious syncretism, in which it is the main backbone the paper and has consulted with secondary as well as primary data.
- Subjects
WEST Bengal (India); RELIGIOUS diversity; MUSLIMS; SYNCRETISM (Religion); CULTURE
- Publication
Bangladesh e-Journal of Sociology, 2017, Vol 14, Issue 1, p150
- ISSN
1819-8465
- Publication type
Article