| Material Devotion in a South Indian Poetic World Contributor(s): Comeau, Leah Elizabeth (Author), Whitehead, Amy R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1350122890 ISBN-13: 9781350122895 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $133.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Hinduism - Sacred Writings - Literary Criticism | Asian - Indic |
| Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Material Religion |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.10 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Material Devotion in a South Indian Poetic World contributes new methods for the study and interpretation of material religion found within literary landscapes. The poets of Hindu devotion are known for their intimate celebration of deities, and while verses over a thousand years old are still treasured, translated, and performed, little attention has been paid to the evocative sensorial worlds referenced by these literary compositions. This book offers a material interpretation of an understudied poem that defined an entire genre of South Asian literature -Tirukkovaiyar-the 9th-century Tamil poem dedicated to Shiva. The poetry of Tamil South India invites travel across real and imagined geography, naming royal patrons, ancient temple towns, and natural landscapes. Leah Elizabeth Comeau locates the materiality of devotion to Shiva in a world unique to the South Indian vernacular and yet captivating to audiences across time, place, and tradition. |
Contributor Bio(s): Plate, S. Brent: - S. Brent Plate is Visiting Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Hamilton College, New York, USA.Paine, Crispin: - Crispin Paine is Visiting Fellow, University College Chichester. |
