Ritual And Mythological Sources Of The Early Tamil Poetry

Author : A.M. Dubianski
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004486089

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Ritual and Mythological Sources of the Early Tamil Poetry by A.M. Dubianski Pdf

This volume focuses on the origin of the early Tamil poetical canon, which constitutes a set of specific subjects, images, principles of arrangement of basic poetical themes which are called tiṇai. The author proceeds from the idea of a Russian scholar O. Freidenberg that literary forms ‘originate from anti-literary material rather than their own archetypes’. An outline of mythological concepts, prevalent in ancient Tamil culture, is presented, alongside main mythological figures - Murukaṉ, Māl, Cūr, Koṟṟavai, Vaḷḷi. A controversial notion of aṉanku, especially in its aspect of an inner female energy, is analyzed. In addition, the author explores the panegyric art of the Tamil kings’ singers, describing such singers and performers while discussing the idea of ritual character. The elements of five canonical tiṇai-themes of the akam poetry are examined, where the use of ethnological data suggests that the themes are based on some behaviour patterns which are meant to ensure a reliable control over the female energy. Finally, the text raises the problem of earlier poetic forms that consolidated the tiṇai system.

Author : Aleksandr Mihailovič Dubânskij
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8123445997

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Tiṇaikkoḷkai Uruvākkamum Caṭaṅkiyal Toṉmaviyal Mūlaṅkaḷum by Aleksandr Mihailovič Dubânskij Pdf

Author : Barbara Schuler
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Folk religion
ISBN : 3447058447

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Of Death and Birth by Barbara Schuler Pdf

Scholars of popular Hindu religion in India have always been fascinated by oral texts and rituals, but surprisingly only few attempts have as yet been made to analyse the relationship between rituals and texts systematically. This book contributes to the filling of this gap. Focusing on the dynamics of a local (non-Brahmanical) ritual, its modular organisation and inner logic, the interaction between narrative text and ritual, and the significance of the local versus translocal nature of the text in the ritual context, the study provides a broad range of issues for comparison. It demonstrates that examining texts in their context helps to understand better the complexity of religious traditions and the way in which ritual and text are programmatically employed. The author offers a vivid description of a hitherto unnoticed ritual system, along with the first translation of a text called the Icakkiyamman-Katai (IK). Composed in the Tamil language, the IK represents a substantially longer and embellished form of a core versio which probably goes as far back as the seventh century C.E. Unlike the classical source, this text has been incorporated into a living tradition, and is being constantly refashioned. A range of text versions have been encapsulated in the form of a conspectus, which will shed light on the text's variability or fixity and will add to our knowledge of bardic creativity. Includes a film by the author on DVD.

Author : Karen Pechilis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781136507045

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Interpreting Devotion by Karen Pechilis Pdf

Devotion is a category of expression in many of the world’s religious traditions. This book looks at issues involved in academically interpreting religious devotion, as well as exploring the interpretations of religious devotion made by a sixth century poet, a twelfth century biographer, and present-day festival publics. The book focuses on the female poet-saint Kāraikkāl Ammaiyār, whose poetry is devotional in nature. It discusses the biography written on the poet six centuries after her lifetime, and suggests ways of interpreting Kāraikkāl Ammaiyār’s poetry without using the categories and events promoted by her biographer, in order to engage her own thoughts as they are communicated through the poetry attributed to her. In the same way that the biographer made the poet ‘speak’ to his present day, the book looks at how festivals held today make both the poetry and the biography relevant to the present day. By discussing how poetry, story and festival provide distinctive yet overlapping interpretations of the saint, this book reveals the selections and priorities of interpreters in the making of a living tradition. It is an accessible contribution to students and scholars of religion, Indian history and women’s studies.

Author : June McDaniel
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783039210503

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Religious Experience in the Hindu Tradition by June McDaniel Pdf

This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue Religious Experience in the Hindu Tradition that was published in Religions

Author : Eva Wilden
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Kur̲untokai
ISBN : 3447053356

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Literary Techniques in Old Tamil Caṅkam Poetry by Eva Wilden Pdf

The present study is a step towards an historical and philologicaldescription of the founding literary tradition of Southern India. This so-called Cankam literature was composed around the beginning of the common era in a language today known as "Classical Tamil". Ten anthologies of its poetry have survived. Its literary techniques and their presuppositions are presented here in detail on the basis of an analysis of one of these anthologies, the Kur-untokai, which is a collection of 401 short love poems. While the introduction and the last chapter, on poetic style, are also meant for the general student of literature, the second and third chapters will be of interest mainly to specialists. These deal with syntax (especially particle syntax) and with the poetological background of the poetry. The formal features described include the use of formulae; the organisation of a poetic universe in terms of themes, topoi and motifs; syntactic types, such as circular construction; rhetorical fi gures, such as metaphors, similes and insets; poetic ambiguity achieved through the use of a symbolic code; puns; and intertextual allusions.

Author : David Shulman
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674059924

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Tamil by David Shulman Pdf

Spoken by eighty million people, Tamil is one of the great world languages, and one of the few ancient languages that survives as a mother tongue. David Shulman presents a comprehensive cultural history of Tamil, emphasizing how its speakers and poets have understood the unique features of their language over its long history.

Author : Archana Upadhyay
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000423235

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Transitions in Post-Soviet Eurasia by Archana Upadhyay Pdf

This book discusses the ideological and historical relevance of the term ‘Eurasia’ as a concept in the global geopolitical and ethno-cultural discourse. It focuses on the contested meanings attached to the idea and traces its historical evolution and interpretations. The volume examines the contours and characteristics of power politics in the Eurasian landscape by exploring the dynamics of the contending and competing interests that have come to occupy the region, particularly in the aftermath of the disintegration of the Soviet Union. It further examines the multiple narratives that define the socio-political realities of the region and also the policies of the state actors involved, by reflecting upon the multifaceted dimensions of the Eurasian issues. These include nation building strategies, identity, ethnic conflicts, security, democratization, globalization, international migration, climate change and energy extraction. The geopolitical and civilizational aspects of Eurasianism, in which Russia occupies a pivotal geo-political place creates both opportunities and anxieties for other stakeholders in the region. The book also holistically analyses the developmental dimensions of the post-Soviet space and ‘Eurasianism’ as a concept and political practice in domestic, regional and global affairs. The book also analyses the developmental dimensions of the post-Soviet space and ‘Eurasianism’ as a concept and political practice in domestic, regional and global affairs.

Author : Prof. Yigal Bronner,Charles Hallisey
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780520384484

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Sensitive Reading by Prof. Yigal Bronner,Charles Hallisey Pdf

A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. What are the pleasures of reading translations of South Asian literature, and what does it take to enjoy a translated text? This volume provides opportunities to explore such questions by bringing together a whole set of new translations by David Shulman, noted scholar of South Asia. The translated selections come from a variety of Indian languages, genres, and periods, from the classical to the contemporary. The translations are accompanied by short essays written to help readers engage and enjoy them. Some of these essays provide background to enhance reading of the translation, whereas others model how to expand appreciation in comparative and broader ways. Together, the translations and the accompanying essays form an essential guide for people interested in literature and art from South Asia.

Author : Frederick M. Smith
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 733 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780231137485

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The Self Possessed by Frederick M. Smith Pdf

The Self Possessed is a multifaceted, diachronic study reconsidering the very nature of religion in South Asia, the culmination of years of intensive research. Frederick M. Smith proposes that positive oracular or ecstatic possession is the most common form of spiritual expression in India, and that it has been linguistically distinguished from negative, disease-producing possession for thousands of years. In South Asia possession has always been broader and more diverse than in the West, where it has been almost entirely characterized as "demonic." At best, spirit possession has been regarded as a medically treatable psychological ailment and at worst, as a condition that requires exorcism or punishment. In South (and East) Asia, ecstatic or oracular possession has been widely practiced throughout history, occupying a position of respect in early and recent Hinduism and in certain forms of Buddhism. Smith analyzes Indic literature from all ages-the earliest Vedic texts; the Mahabharata; Buddhist, Jain, Yogic, Ayurvedic, and Tantric texts; Hindu devotional literature; Sanskrit drama and narrative literature; and more than a hundred ethnographies. He identifies several forms of possession, including festival, initiatory, oracular, and devotional, and demonstrates their multivocality within a wide range of sects and religious identities. Possession is common among both men and women and is practiced by members of all social and caste strata. Smith theorizes on notions of embodiment, disembodiment, selfhood, personal identity, and other key issues through the prism of possession, redefining the relationship between Sanskritic and vernacular culture and between elite and popular religion. Smith's study is also comparative, introducing considerable material from Tibet, classical China, modern America, and elsewhere. Brilliant and persuasive, The Self Possessed provides careful new translations of rare material and is the most comprehensive study in any language on this subject.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 770 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Asia
ISBN : STANFORD:36105121648617

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Asian Folklore Studies by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Tamil (Indic people)
ISBN : UOM:39015068929325

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Journal of Tamil Studies by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 884 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Asia
ISBN : WISC:89106909997

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Rocznik orientalisticzny by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kamil Zvelebil
Publisher : Handbuch Der Orientalistik.Ers
Page : 888 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UVA:X002561120

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Lexicon of Tamil Literature by Kamil Zvelebil Pdf

A detailed reference-dictionary of Tamil literature of South India from its beginnings about 2000 years ago until ca. 1980. Contains biographies and works of ancient, medieval and modern authors, as well as select bibliography with individual entries. First work of its kind.

Author : Jaroslav Vacek
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Love poetry, Tamil
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114467645

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Flowers & Formulas by Jaroslav Vacek Pdf