Extraordinary Child : Poems from a South Indian Devotional Genre Paperback / softback
by Paula Richman
Part of the SHAPS Library of Translations series
Paperback / softback
Description
For hundreds of years Tamil poets have been composing devotional texts in which they adopt the voice of a mother and address praises to an extraordinary child.
The poems, called pillaittamil (literally Tamil for a child), form a major genre of Tamil literature.
Since the twelfth century, when the first known pillaittamil was written in honor of a Chola king, many of these poems have been composed in praise of Murugan and South Indian goddesses, as well as saints and venerated monastic abbots.
In recent times pillaittamils have been dedicated to the Prophet Muhammad, the Virgin Mary, and Baby Jesus, as well as notable political figures and moviestars.
Extraordinary Child provides a sampler of translations from, and analysis of, seven pillaittamils of particular religious, aesthetic, or political significance.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:312 pages, illustrations
- Publisher:University of Hawai'i Press
- Publication Date:01/10/1997
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- ISBN:9780824810634
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:312 pages, illustrations
- Publisher:University of Hawai'i Press
- Publication Date:01/10/1997
- Category:
- ISBN:9780824810634
