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Author : Gil Ben-Herut
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Devotional literature, Kannada
ISBN : 0190944676
Author : Indira Viswanathan Peterson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781400860067
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, making this anthology a rich sourcebook for the study of South Indian popular religion. Indira Peterson highlights the Tevaram as a seminal text in Tamil cultural history, a synthesis of pan-Indian and Tamil civilization, as well as a distinctly Tamil expression of the love of song, sacred landscape, and ceremonial religion. Her discussion of this work draws on her pioneering research into the performance of the hymns and their relation to the art and ritual of the South Indian temple. Originally published in 1989. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author : Indira Viswanathan Peterson
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Śaivism
ISBN : 8120807847
Composed by three poet saints between the sixth and eighth centuries A.D., the Tevaram hymns are the primary scripture of 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, making this anthology a rich source book for the studyof the South Indian popular religion. Indira Peterson highlights the Tevaram as a seminal text in Tamil cultural history, a synthesis of pan-Indian and Tamil civilization, as well as a distinctly Tamil expression of the love of song, sacred landscape, and ceremonial religion. Her discussion of this work draws on her pioneering research into the performance of the hymns and their relation to the art and ritual of the South Indian temple.
Author : Gil Ben-Herut
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780190878849
"This book takes a pioneering approach to understanding the origins of the Vīrasaiva / Lingāyata tradition by considering for the first time in English-language scholarship a major collection of hagiographies about the twelfth-century devotees, which was produced very soon after their purported activities. The tradition, which developed over the last eight centuries in the Kannada-speaking region of the Deccan plateau in India, holds a unique place in Hindu society. Its members do not adhere to the hierarchical structures of Brahminical-centered society, and they practice a distinct set of rituals, such as carrying a personal linga (an emblem of the Hindu god Siva) on their body and worshiping it individually (as well as in groups), burying and not cremating their dead, and more"--
Author : Gil Ben-Herut
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190878863
Comprising more than twelve million people and renowned for their resistance to Brahminical values, the Virasaivas are a vibrant and unorthodox religious community with a provocative socio-political voice. The Virasaiva tradition has produced a vast and original body of literature, composed mostly in Kannada, a Dravidian language from south India. Siva's Saints introduces a previously unexplored and central primary work produced in the early thirteenth century, the Ragalegalu. This was the first narrative text written about the incipient devotional tradition dedicated to the god Siva in the Kannada-speaking regions; through stories of the saints, it images the life of this new religious community. The Ragalegalu inaugurated a new era in the production of devotional narratives accessible to wide audiences. Gil Ben-Herut challenges common notions about this tradition in its nascent phases. By closely reading the saints' stories in this text, Siva's Saints takes a more nuanced historical view than commonly-held notions about the egalitarian and iconoclastic nature of the early tradition, arguing instead that early bhakti (devotionalism) in the Kannada-speaking region was less-radical and more accommodating toward traditional religious, social, and political institutions than thought of today. In contrast to the narrowly sectarian and exclusionary vision that shapes later accounts, the Ragalegalu is characterized by an opposite impulse of offering an open invitation to people from all walks of life, and their stories illustrate the richness of their devotional lives. Analysis of this seminal text yields important insights into the role of literary representation of the social and political development of a religious community in a pre-modern and non-Western milieu.
Author : Elaine Craddock
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438430898
An exploration and translation of the work of Hindu poet-saint Kāraikkāl Ammaiyār.
Author : S. Raman
Publisher : Pustaka Digital Media
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : PKEY:6580530407134
Every year in the Tamil month of Panguni (March-April), Arupaththumoovar festival is celebrated in Sri Kapaleeswarar temple in Mylapore, Chennai. There is no such thing as a single day for these 63-saints. Actually it is the anniversary day of the miraculous resurrection of Angam Poompavai from her ashes by the Saint Thiru Gnana Sambandhar. This work is the narration about the 63-Saivite devotees, to write about whom Lord Shiva ordered Alala Sundarar, who was his attendant in Mount Kailash, to be born in Tamil Nadu. The life span of Sundarar was only 18 years, and he had accomplished this task in his last 2 years. These 63 devotees are known as Nayanmars, and their icons can be seen in major Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu, mainly in the outer circuit around the main Shiva Lingam deity. Interestingly all these icons will be in standing position, except one. That exception is a woman devotee by name Karaikal Ammaiyar. Translated it would mean ‘the lady from the town Karaikal’. Only she will be in the sitting position, for special reasons. The original abridged Sundarar’s work was elaborately written in the 12th century by Sekkizhar as “Periya Puranam” which is famous for one other reason. Whereas Ramayana and Maha Bharatha were translated from Sanskrit into Tamil, Periya Puranam is the only epic work translated from Tamil into Sanskrit, as “Sivabhakta Vilasam”. Some call it also as “Upamanyu Bhakta Vilasam”. Some say that Sundarar wrote only about 60 devotees, but the later writers added him as well as his parents to make up the total of 63. Some of the narrations may contain logically unacceptable incidents, bizarre events, and the like, especially for people of the present generation. It is upto the reader to understand the moral behind or the affectionate emotions that had led to those events rather than the bare details themselves. Narration of each of the Nayanmars ends with their “Videha Mukthi” days, with details on the Tamil month and the Star of that day. To remind us that we are their devotees, significantly they are called the “Guru Puja” days.
Author : Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
Publisher : Himalayan Academy Publications
Page : 1270 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2003-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780945497967
This 1,008-page sourcebook answers many questions to quench the soul's thirst for God and Self-knowledge. Every spiritually-inclined human being will be enriched by the path revealed in this extraordinary book. India's tolerant and diverse vision of the Divine is all here: meditative, devotional, philosophical, scriptural and yogic. In question-and-answer style, Dancing with Siva guides the aspirant deep into the Hindu heart. Lavishly illustrated with 165 black and white reproductions of paintings from India. Resources include a Hindu timeline, comparisons of 12 world religions, a children's primer and more.
Author : M. Venkataraman
Publisher : Venkataraman M
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
A group of sixty three ancient Shaivite saints who lived in Tamil Nadu in India during the period from sixth to the eighth century A.D are called ‘Nayanmars’. Most of them are famous for their poetry in Tamil in praise of Lord Shiva-one of the Hindu Trinity. This book contains brief details about the life of these sixty three Nayanmars.
Author : A. K. Ramanujan
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0140442707
The Vacanas Or Free-Verse Lyrics Written By Four Major Saints Of The Great Bhakti Protest Movement Which Originated In The Tenth Century Ad. Composed In Kannada, A Dravidian Language Of South India, The Poems Are Lyrical Expressions Of Love For The God Siva. They Mirror The Urge To Bypass Tradition And Ritual, To Concentrate On The Subject Rather Than The Object Of Worship, And To Express Kinship With All Living Things In Moving Terms. Passionate, Personal, Fiercely Monotheistic, These Free Verses Possess An Appeal, Which Is Timeless And Universal.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Himalayan Academy Publications
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781934145128
Author : Subramuniya (Master.)
Publisher : Himalayan Academy Publications
Page : 967 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Hinduism
ISBN : 9780945497981
Living with Siva is the second in the series of The Master Course trilogy. The 365 daily lessons include spiritual rules "for the lion-hearted" on God, worship, marriage and family life, money, sex, child-rearing, nonviolence and tolerance, forgiveness, hospitality, karma, nature and more.
Author : T. Isaac Tambyah
Publisher : Asian Educational Services
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Hindu hymns
ISBN : 8120600258
Being Selections From The Writings Of Tayumana Swamy, Translated Into English With Introduction And Notes.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Himalayan Academy Publications
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781934145111
Author : Horace Hayman Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1130 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1819
Category : English language
ISBN : ONB:+Z163703603