The vernacular Veda: revelation, recitation and ritual/ Vasudha Narayanan
Material type: TextPublication details: Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1994Description: xvi, 265 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0872499650Subject(s): Philosophy, Comparative | Vedic language--Phonology | Language and languages--PhilosophyDDC classification: 294.595Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 294.595 VAS/V (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P10801 |
1. Introduction --
2. The Sacred Utterance of the Silent Seer: Speech and Sight in the Revelation of Tamil Veda --
3. Reciters of the Sacred Text: Contemporary Exemplars of Teaching and Learning --
4. Recital of the Divya Prabandham at Homes and Temples --
5. Recitation in Nammalvar's Congregation: The Exclusive Devotion of the Excluded Servants --
6. The Traditions of Music --
7. Exegesis and Interpretation Oral and Written Commentary on the Tiruvaymoli --
8. Recreating Heaven on Earth: Ritual and Performative Commentaries on the Tiruvaymoli --
9. Reflections --
Appendix: Translation of the Temple Tiruvaymoli Songs.
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