| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 262 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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AAR religion in translation
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AAR religion in translation.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Note on Transliteration; Introduction; Tiruppavai (Thirty Verses for the Drum of Mal); Commentary and Notes to the Tiruppaavai; Nacciyar Tirumo?i (Fourteen Songs for the Love of Mal); Commentary and Notes to the Nacciyar Tirumo?i; Appendix 1: Ta?iya? to the Tiruppavai and Nacciyar Tirumo?i; Appendix 2: Major Myths; Appendix 3: Index of Myths and Names in the Tiruppavai and Nacciyar Tirumo?i; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
This book offers new translations of the Tiruppavai and Nacciyar Tirumoli, composed by the ninth-century Tamil mystic and poetess Kotai. Two of the most significant compositions by a female mystic, the Tiruppavai and Nacciyar Tirumoli give expression to her powerful experiences through the use of a vibrant and bold sensuality, in which Visnu is her awesome, mesmerizing, and sometimes cruel lover. Kotai's poetry is characterized by a richness of language in which words are imbued with polyvalence and even the most mundane experiences are infused with the spirit of the divine. Her Tiruppavai and. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Āṇṭāḷ. Tiruppāvai.
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Āṇṭāḷ. Nācciyār tirumoḻi.
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Nācciyār tirumoḻi (Āṇṭāḷ) |
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Tiruppāvai (Āṇṭāḷ) |
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Electronic books.
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Vertalingen (vorm)
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Commentaren (vorm)
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Gedichten (teksten)
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| Added Author |
Āṇṭāḷ.
Tiruppāvai. English.
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Āṇṭāḷ.
Nācciyār tirumoḻi. English.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Venkatesan, Archana. Secret garland. New York : Oxford University Press, 2010 9780195391749 (DLC) 2009046234 (OCoLC)463307656 |
| ISBN |
9780199780327 (electronic book) |
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0199780323 (electronic book) |
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9780195391756 |
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0195391756 |
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9780195391749 (cloth) |
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0195391748 (cloth) |
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