TY  - BOOK
AU  - Peterson, Indira Viswanathan
TI  - Peoms to Siva: The hymns of the tamile saints
SN  - 9788120807846
U1  - 294.592 
PY  - 1991///
CY  - Delhi
PB  - MBP
KW  - Siva -- (Hindu deity) -- Prayers and devotions -- English
KW  - Siva -- (Hindu deity) -- Prayers and devotions -- Tamil -- History and criticism
KW  - Śaivism -- Prayers and devotions -- English
N1  - PART ONE
Introduction; Poetry and Religion in the Songs of
the Tamil Saiva Saints
Chapter 1 The Study of the Tevaram
Chapter 2 The Making of the Tevaram: The Text and
Its Context
Chapter 3 The Poets and Their Poems
Chapter 4 The Lives of a Text: The Role of the Tevaram
Hymns in Tamil Saivism
Chapter 5 On Translating the Hymns
PART TWO
An Anthology of Hymns from the Tevaram
Section I Murtti: Images of the Lord
1. The Beautiful Lord (Poems 1—19)
2. The Lord Is All Things (Poems 20-28)
3. Nataraja: Lord of the Dance (Poems 29-36)
4. Bhiksatana: The Beggar (Poems 37-39)
5. Siva's Myths (Poems 40-54)
Section 11 Koyil, Arur: Beloved Abodes
1. The Temple (Poems 55—68)
2. The Lord's Dear Town (Poems 69—73)
3. Sacred Landscapes (Poems 74—84)
4. Celebrations (Poenis 85—99)
5. Brahmin Ways (Poems 100-103)
6. Talapuranam: Local Legends (Poems 104-126)
Section III Atiyar: The Ways of Love
1. The Lord Is Sweet (Poems 127—143)
2. The Lord's Emblems (Poems 144—153)
3. Pain and Grace (Poems 154—180)
4. The Lord, My Lover (Poems 181-185)
5. Five Who Dwell Within (Poems 186-193)
6. Acts of Devotion (Poems 194-212)
7. Singing of Siva (Poems 213-220)
Section IV Muvar Mutalikal: The First Three Saints
1. Campantar: The Blessed Child (Poems 221—233)
2. Appar: The Reformed Monk (Poems 234—245)
3. Cuntarar: The Lord's Comrade (Poems 246—258)
4. The Servants of the Lord (Poems 259—270)
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