02418nam 2200601Ia 450 991046004620332120200520144314.01-282-76337-797866127633730-19-978032-3(CKB)2670000000044452(EBL)584596(OCoLC)667227404(SSID)ssj0000427854(PQKBManifestationID)12111005(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000427854(PQKBWorkID)10414443(PQKB)11010389(MiAaPQ)EBC584596(Au-PeEL)EBL584596(CaPaEBR)ebr10416854(CaONFJC)MIL276337(EXLCZ)99267000000004445220091102d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe secret garland[electronic resource] Āṇṭāls Tiruppāvai and Nācciyār tirumoli /translated with introduction and commentary by Archana VenkatesanNew York Oxford University Press20101 online resource (277 p.)AAR religion in transationDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-539175-6 0-19-539174-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 andAAR religion in translation.Tamil literatureElectronic books.Tamil literature.894.8/1111Venkatesan Archana996576ĀṇṭāḷĀṇṭaḷ996577MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460046203321The secret garland2284953UNINA