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The vernacular Veda : revelation, recitation, and ritual

Title
The vernacular Veda : revelation, recitation, and ritual / Vasudha Narayanan.
Author
Narayanan, Vasudha.
Publication
Columbia, SC : University of South Carolina Press, ©1994.

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Additional Authors
Nammāl̲vār.
Description
xvi, 265 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
Compares the religious poem "Tiruvaymoli" alongside the "Vedas."
Series Statement
Studies in comparative religion (Columbia, S.C.)
Uniform Title
Studies in comparative religion (Columbia, S.C.)
Subject
  • Nammālvār
  • Philosophy, Comparative
  • Vedic language > Phonology
  • Language and languages > Philosophy
  • 11.92 Hinduism
  • Vishnuismus
  • Kult
  • Vedas
  • Chants sacrés > Inde
Note
  • Includes the translation of the temple Tiruvāymol̲i songs.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references ([227]-241) and index.
Contents
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.
ISBN
  • 0872499650
  • 9780872499652
LCCN
93044400
OCLC
  • ocm29429160
  • 29429160
  • SCSB-2028390
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library