02961nam 2200661Ia 450 991095451130332120251117095329.01-136-50704-31-136-50705-10-203-14589-510.4324/9780203145890 (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(OCoLC)676728493(FINmELB)ELB140564(EXLCZ)99255000000009785320110707d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInterpreting devotion the poetry and legacy of a female bhakti saint of India /Karen Pechilis1st ed.Abingdon ;New York Routledge20121 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 literatureBhaktiBhakti in literature.Bhakti.894.8/1111Pechilis Karen946374MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910954511303321Interpreting devotion4492335UNINA