The secret garland [[electronic resource] ] : Āṇṭāls Tiruppāvai and Nācciyār tirumoli / / translated with introduction and commentary by Archana Venkatesan
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Venkatesan Archana
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| Titolo: |
The secret garland [[electronic resource] ] : Āṇṭāls Tiruppāvai and Nācciyār tirumoli / / translated with introduction and commentary by Archana Venkatesan
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 894.8/1111 |
| Soggetto topico: | Tamil literature |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
Āṇṭāḷ
Āṇṭaḷ
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 and |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The secret garland |
| ISBN: | 1-282-76337-7 |
| 9786612763373 | |
| 0-19-978032-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910460046203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
AAR religion in translation.