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Poems to Siva: The Hymns of the Tamil Saints
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Full Title:
Poems to Siva: The Hymns of the Tamil Saints
Contributors:
By (Author) Indira Viswanathan Peterson
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
294.543
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
416
Dimensions:
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
Weight:
709g
Description
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
