LEADER 02945oam 2200649I 450 001 9910779037203321 005 20230802004908.0 010 $a1-136-50704-3 010 $a1-136-50705-1 010 $a0-203-14589-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203145890 035 $a(CKB)2550000000097853 035 $a(EBL)958493 035 $a(OCoLC)798531505 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000677997 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11396868 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000677997 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10696989 035 $a(PQKB)10868160 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC958493 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL958493 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10545458 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL761432 035 $a(OCoLC)786008040 035 $a(OCoLC)676728493 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB140564 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000097853 100 $a20180706d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInterpreting devotion $ethe poetry and legacy of a female bhakti saint of India /$fKaren Pechilis 210 1$aAbingdon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (271 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge Hindu studies series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-94841-1 311 $a0-415-61586-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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; Index 330 $aDevotion is a category of expression in many of the world's religious traditions. This book looks at issues involved in academically interpreting religious devotion, as well as exploring the interpretations of religious devotion made by a sixth century poet, a twelfth century biographer, and present-day festival publics. The book focuses on the female poet-saint K?raikk?l Ammaiy?r, whose poetry is devotional in nature. It discusses the biography written on the poet six centuries after her lifetime, and suggests ways of interpreting K?raikk?l Ammaiy?r's poetry without using the catego 410 0$aRoutledgeCurzon Hindu studies series. 606 $aBhakti in literature 606 $aBhakti 615 0$aBhakti in literature. 615 0$aBhakti. 676 $a894.8/1111 700 $aPechilis$b Karen.$0946374 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779037203321 996 $aInterpreting devotion$93862282 997 $aUNINA