Poems to Siva : The Hymns of the Tamil Saints

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peterson, Indira Viswanathan, 1950-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Siva > (Hindu deity)
Siva > (Hindu deity) > Prayers and devotions > History and criticism.
Śaivism.
Prayers and devotions.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
RELIGION > Hinduism > General.
Śivaïsme > Inde > Tamil Nadu.
Śaivism > India > Tamil Nadu.
India > Tamil Nadu.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (398 pages).
ISBN:9781400860067

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