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Approaching the Divine : The Integration of Alvar Bhakti in Srivaisnavism / Bharati Jagannathan

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Delhi : Primus Books , 2015.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvii, 342 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9789384082130
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 294.5512 JAG
Summary: Set within the historical evolution of Tamil Srivaisnavism, this book explores the period between the late first millennium and the early second millennium. It examines how a Sanskritic brahmanical paradigm and a vernacular, devotional Tamil folk tradition were integrated. By analyzing medieval hagiographies, theology, caste dynamics, and sectarian friction, the author traces the delicate balance of continuity and adaptation that allowed the poetic hymns of the Alvar saints to become canonized within the Srivaisnavite tradition.
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Set within the historical evolution of Tamil Srivaisnavism, this book explores the period between the late first millennium and the early second millennium. It examines how a Sanskritic brahmanical paradigm and a vernacular, devotional Tamil folk tradition were integrated. By analyzing medieval hagiographies, theology, caste dynamics, and sectarian friction, the author traces the delicate balance of continuity and adaptation that allowed the poetic hymns of the Alvar saints to become canonized within the Srivaisnavite tradition.

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