Srilata Raman

Self-Surrender (prapatti) to God in Shrivaishnavism (eBook, PDF)

Tamil Cats or Sanskrit Monkeys?

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Produktbeschreibung

contributory cause to the emergence of sectarian divisions among the Shrivaishnavas, which lead to the eventual formation of two sub-sects, the Tenkalai and the Vatakalai, who stand respectively, for the "cat" and "monkey" theological positions. The book contributes to a new, intellectual history of medieval Indian religion with a specific emphasis on South Indian Shrivaishnavism. It will be of interest to scholars of Shrivaishnavism and Hindu and Indian Religious Studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134165384
• Artikelnr.: 42669755

Autorenporträt

Srilata Raman is Assistant Professor for Hindu Studies at the University of Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Her main research areas include medieval South Indian religion, hagiography and historiography as well as the modern socio-religious reform movements in South India and the transformation of religion in colonialism. She has published several articles on medieval Shrivaishnavism, and is the co-editor of Words and Deeds: Hindu and Buddhist Rituals in South Asia (2005).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. The Conceptual Parameters: Ramanuja and Prapatti 3. An
Introduction to the Commentaries 4. Surrendering to Purification: Prapatti
in the Arayirappati Commentary 5. Epic Surrender: The Onpatinayirappati
Commentary of Nanciyar 6. Still Surrender: The Irupattunalayirappati and
the Itu Muppattarayirappati 7. Surrender Structured: The Pannirayirappati
Commentary 8. Conclusion