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082			_a294.592 _bPET/P
100			_aPeterson, Indira Viswanathan _916479
245		0	_aPeoms to Siva: The hymns of the tamile saints/ _cIndira Viswanathan Peterso
260			_aDelhi: _bMBP, _c1991.
300			_a382 p.
505			_aPART 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)
650			_aSiva -- (Hindu deity) -- Prayers and devotions -- English. _916480
650			_aSiva -- (Hindu deity) -- Prayers and devotions -- Tamil -- History and criticism _916481
650			_aŚaivism -- Prayers and devotions -- English. _916482
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