| Description |
1 online resource (415 pages) |
| Series |
Princeton Library of Asian Translations |
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Princeton library of Asian translations.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface; A Note on Transliteration; Part 1 Introduction: Poetry and Religion in the Songs of the Tamil Śaiva Saints; Part 2 An Anthology of Hymns from the Tēvāram ; Appendixes |
| Summary |
Composed by three poet-saints between the sixth and eighth centuries A.D., the Tevaram hymns are the primary scripture of the Tamil Saivism, one of the first popular large-scale devotional movements within Hinduism. Indira Peterson eloquently renders into English a substantial portion of these hymns, which provide vivid and moving portraits of the images, myths, rites, and adoration of Siva and which continue to be loved and sung by the millions of followers of the Tamil Saiva tradition. Her introduction and annotations illuminate the work's literary, religious, and cultural contexts, makin |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Siva (Hindu deity) -- Prayers and devotions -- History and criticism
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| SUBJECT |
Siva (Hindu deity) fast |
| Subject |
Śaivism -- India -- Tamil Nadu
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RELIGION -- Hinduism -- General.
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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Prayers and devotions
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Śaivism
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India -- Tamil Nadu
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781400860067 |
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1400860067 |
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