This thorough, well-illustrated study provides an important addition to Islamic architectural history in India. Banerji (Weber State U., Ogden, Utah) describes the history, fabric, and stylistic and iconographic symbols of the Adina Mosque, the largest in India, built by Sultan Sikandar Shah in the 14th century. Banerji traces the building's history, emphasizing the importance of the Sufi mystics on Sikander's interpretation of Islam and noting the presence of local Bengali building methods and decorative motifs. A lengthy chapter analyzes the repetitive use of the lamp in a niche symbol, suggesting this traditional Islamic motif would also have had a conciliatory effect on the local Hindu population as a reference to the sun god. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)