the Hymns of the Tamil Saints Peterson, Indira Viswanathan. creator text Criticism, interpretation, etc. Electronic books. nju Princeton Princeton University Press 2014 monographic eng 1 online resource (415 pages). 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. Cover; Contents; Preface; A Note on Transliteration; Part 1 Introduction: Poetry and Religion in the Songs of the Tamil Śaiva Saints; Part 2 An Anthology of Hymns from the Tēvāram ; Appendixes. a-ii--- (Hindu deity) Siva Prayers and devotions History and criticism (Hindu deity) Siva Śaivism India Tamil Nadu RELIGION Hinduism General RELIGION Comparative Religion Prayers and devotions Śaivism India Tamil Nadu BL1218.2 294.5/43 Peterson, Indira Viswanathan. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2014 9781400860067 1400860067 22573/ctt73bcnq JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=791259 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=791259 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=791259 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=791259 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=791259 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=791259 EBLCP 140719 20200709060139.0 ocn884013180 eng