Poems to Siva : The Hymns of the Tamil Saints / Indira Viswanathan Peterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peterson, Indira Viswanathan, author.

Contributor:

Peterson, Indira Viswanathan, 1950-

Series:

Princeton library of Asian translations.

Princeton Library of Asian Translations ; 95

Standardized Title:

Tēvāram. English.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Śaivism--India--Tamil Nadu.

Śaivism.

Śiva (Hindu deity)--Prayers and devotions--History and criticism.

Śiva.

Śaivism--Prayers and devotions.

Śiva (Hindu deity)--Prayers and devotions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (415 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Composed by three poet-saints between the sixth and eighth centuries A.D., the Tevaram hymns are the primary scripture of the Tamil Saivism, one of the first popular large-scale devotional movements within Hinduism. Indira Peterson eloquently renders into English a substantial portion of these hymns, which provide vivid and moving portraits of the images, myths, rites, and adoration of Siva and which continue to be loved and sung by the millions of followers of the Tamil Saiva tradition. Her introduction and annotations illuminate the work's literary, religious, and cultural contexts, making this anthology a rich sourcebook for the study of South Indian popular religion.Indira Peterson highlights the Tevaram as a seminal text in Tamil cultural history, a synthesis of pan-Indian and Tamil civilization, as well as a distinctly Tamil expression of the love of song, sacred landscape, and ceremonial religion. Her discussion of this work draws on her pioneering research into the performance of the hymns and their relation to the art and ritual of the South Indian temple.Originally published in 1989.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAP

PREFACE

A NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION

GUIDE TO TAMIL PRONUNCIATION

PART ONE. Introduction: Poetry and Religion in the Songs of the Tamil Śaiva Saints

PART TWO. An Anthology of Hymns from the Tēvāram

APPENDIXES

GLOSSARY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX OF POEMS

GENERAL INDEX

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Translated from Tamil.

Bibliography: p. [357]-366.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780691637587

069163758X

9780691609263

0691609268

9781400860067

1400860067

OCLC:

884013180