Transformation in the Lives of Tamil Śaiva bhaktas
Transformation in the Lives of Tamil Śaiva bhaktas The article deals with the tradition of the medieval South-Indian branch of Hinduism, which can be defined here as the religion of Tamil Śaiva bhakti reflected in the poetic compositions (the corpus Tirumuṟai) composed by a group of saints called...
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The article deals with the tradition of the medieval South-Indian branch of Hinduism, which can be defined here as the religion of Tamil Śaiva bhakti reflected in the poetic compositions (the corpus Tirumuṟai) composed by a group of saints called nāyaṉārs (‘leaders’). Hagiographic sources of this tradition, first of all Periya purāṇam, and the nāyaṉārs’ poetic creations reveal some constant motifs which form a certain pattern, a typology of their legendary life-stories. They include: the encounter of a bhakta with Śiva, a trial (a test of devotion, an initiation, a heroic deed), a participation in the myth, rejection of sexual (family) life, emotional experience and revelation of a poetical gift. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-63cafc005f4d457180940ef17839fd802022-12-21T20:16:47ZengKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingCracow Indological Studies1732-09172449-86962020-10-0122110.12797/CIS.22.2020.01.06Transformation in the Lives of Tamil Śaiva bhaktasAlexander Dubyanskiy0Moscow State University, RussiaTransformation in the Lives of Tamil Śaiva bhaktas The article deals with the tradition of the medieval South-Indian branch of Hinduism, which can be defined here as the religion of Tamil Śaiva bhakti reflected in the poetic compositions (the corpus Tirumuṟai) composed by a group of saints called nāyaṉārs (‘leaders’). Hagiographic sources of this tradition, first of all Periya purāṇam, and the nāyaṉārs’ poetic creations reveal some constant motifs which form a certain pattern, a typology of their legendary life-stories. They include: the encounter of a bhakta with Śiva, a trial (a test of devotion, an initiation, a heroic deed), a participation in the myth, rejection of sexual (family) life, emotional experience and revelation of a poetical gift.https://journals.akademicka.pl/cis/article/view/1511typologyHinduismŚivabhaktināyaṉārsTirumuṟai |
| spellingShingle | Alexander Dubyanskiy Transformation in the Lives of Tamil Śaiva bhaktas Cracow Indological Studies typology Hinduism Śiva bhakti nāyaṉārs Tirumuṟai |
| title | Transformation in the Lives of Tamil Śaiva bhaktas |
| title_full | Transformation in the Lives of Tamil Śaiva bhaktas |
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| title_short | Transformation in the Lives of Tamil Śaiva bhaktas |
| title_sort | transformation in the lives of tamil saiva bhaktas |
| topic | typology Hinduism Śiva bhakti nāyaṉārs Tirumuṟai |
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