Poems to Siva
The Hymns of the Tamil Saints
- Hardcover
416 pages
- Release Date
27 June 2016
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. H…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691637587 |
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| ISBN-10: | 069163758X |
| Author: | Indira Viswanathan Peterson |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 27 June 2016 |
| Weight: | 936g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 178mm |
| Series: | Princeton Library of Asian Translations |
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About The Author
Indira Viswanathan Peterson
Indira Viswanathan Peterson, Ph.D. Harvard, is Professor of Asian Studies at Mount Holyoke College. Her publications include Poems to Siva: The Hymns of the Tamil Saints.
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