| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 262 pages) |
| Series |
AAR religion in translation |
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AAR religion in translation.
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| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Āṇṭāḷ. Tiruppāvai.
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Āṇṭāḷ. Nācciyār tirumoḻi
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| SUBJECT |
Nācciyār tirumoḻi (Āṇṭāḷ) fast |
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Tiruppāvai (Āṇṭāḷ) fast |
| Subject |
TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Literary.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- General.
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Tamil (taal)
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India.
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| Genre/Form |
Vertalingen (vorm)
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Commentaren (vorm)
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Gedichten (teksten)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Āṇṭāḷ.
Tiruppāvai. English.
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Āṇṭāḷ.
Nācciyār tirumoḻi. English
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| ISBN |
9780199780327 |
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0199780323 |
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