Poems to siva: the hymns of the tamil saints
Auteur :
Peterson, Indira Viswanathan
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691637587
Date de publication :
19 avr. 2016
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 cm
Poids :
936 g
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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