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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460046203321

Autore

Venkatesan Archana

Titolo

The secret garland [[electronic resource] ] : Āṇṭāls Tiruppāvai and Nācciyār tirumoli / / translated with introduction and commentary by Archana Venkatesan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-76337-7

9786612763373

0-19-978032-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Collana

AAR religion in transation

Altri autori (Persone)

Āṇṭāḷ

Āṇṭaḷ

Disciplina

894.8/1111

Soggetti

Tamil literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

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