LEADER 02423nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910785152803321 005 20230725024914.0 010 $a0-19-983094-0 010 $a1-282-76337-7 010 $a9786612763373 010 $a0-19-978032-3 035 $a(CKB)2670000000044452 035 $a(EBL)584596 035 $a(OCoLC)667227404 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000427854 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12111005 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000427854 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10414443 035 $a(PQKB)11010389 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL584596 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10416854 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL276337 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC584596 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000044452 100 $a20091102d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe secret garland$b[electronic resource] $eA?n?t?a?ls Tiruppa?vai and Na?cciya?r tirumoli /$ftranslated with introduction and commentary by Archana Venkatesan 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (277 p.) 225 1 $aAAR religion in transation 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-539175-6 311 $a0-19-539174-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aThis book offers new translations of the Tiruppavai and Nacciyar Tirumoli, composed by the ninth-century Tamil mystic and poetess Kotai. Two of the most significant compositions by a female mystic, the Tiruppavai and Nacciyar Tirumoli give expression to her powerful experiences through the use of a vibrant and bold sensuality, in which Visnu is her awesome, mesmerizing, and sometimes cruel lover. Kotai's poetry is characterized by a richness of language in which words are imbued with polyvalence and even the most mundane experiences are infused with the spirit of the divine. Her Tiruppavai and 410 0$aAAR religion in translation. 606 $aTamil literature 615 0$aTamil literature. 676 $a894.8/1111 700 $aVenkatesan$b Archana$01527136 701 2$aA?n?t?a?l?$0996577 701 2$aA?n?t?al?$0996577 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785152803321 996 $aThe secret garland$93769689 997 $aUNINA