Interpreting devotion : the poetry and legacy of a female bhakti saint of India / / Karen Pechilis

• Autore: Pechilis Karen
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (271 p.)
• Disciplina: 894.8/1111
• Soggetto topico: Bhakti in literature; Bhakti
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Devotion 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Interpreting devotion
• ISBN: 1-136-50704-3; 1-136-50705-1; 0-203-14589-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815104003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: RoutledgeCurzon Hindu studies series.