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100			_aJagannathan, Bharati
245		0	_aApproaching the Divine : _b The Integration of Alvar Bhakti in Srivaisnavism / _cBharati Jagannathan
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aDelhi : _b Primus Books , _c2015.
300			_axvii, 342 p. ; _c 24 cm.
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520			_aSet 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.
650			_aAlvars Criticism, interpretation
650			_aBhakti Hinduism History
650			_aTamil literature History and criticism
650			_aVaishnavism India Tamil Nadu History
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