02881oam 2200625I 450 991045146640332120200520144314.01-136-50705-10-203-14589-510.4324/9780203145890 (CKB)2550000000097853(EBL)958493(OCoLC)798531505(SSID)ssj0000677997(PQKBManifestationID)11396868(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000677997(PQKBWorkID)10696989(PQKB)10868160(MiAaPQ)EBC958493(Au-PeEL)EBL958493(CaPaEBR)ebr10545458(CaONFJC)MIL761432(OCoLC)786008040(EXLCZ)99255000000009785320180706d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInterpreting devotion the poetry and legacy of a female bhakti saint of India /Karen PechilisAbingdon ;New York :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (271 p.)Routledge Hindu studies seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-94841-1 0-415-61586-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Interpreting Devotion: The poetry and legacy of afemale bhakti saint of India; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Preface and acknowledgments; A note on transliteration; 1. Gestures of interpretation; 2. The poet's voice; 3. The poet's vision; 4. The biographer's view; 5. A public's vantage; 6. Concluding thoughts; Appendix 1: The poems of Karaikkal Ammaiyar in translation; Appendix 2: Cekkilar's biography of Karaikkal Ammaiyar in translation; Notes; Bibliography; IndexDevotion 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 K?raikk?l Ammaiy?r, whose poetry is devotional in nature. It discusses the biography written on the poet six centuries after her lifetime, and suggests ways of interpreting K?raikk?l Ammaiy?r's poetry without using the categoRoutledgeCurzon Hindu studies series.Bhakti in literatureBhaktiElectronic books.Bhakti in literature.Bhakti.894.8/1111Pechilis Karen.946374MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451466403321Interpreting devotion2138192UNINA