Āṇḍāḷ and Akkā Mahādevī
Author: Alka Tyagi
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9788124607169
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Andal
Author: Priya Sarukkai Chabria
Publisher: Zubaan
Published: 2016-03-11
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9385932004
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNinth century Tamil poet and founding saint Andal is believed to have been found as a baby underneath a holy basil plant in the temple garden of Srivilliputhur. As a young woman she fell deeply in love with Lord Vishnu, composing fervent poems and songs in his honour and, according to custom, eventually marrying the god himself. The Autobiography of a Goddess is Andal's entire corpus, composed before her marriage to Vishnu, and it cements her status as the South Indian corollary to Mirabai, the saint and devotee of Sri Krishna. The collection includes Tiruppavai, a song still popular in congregational worship, thirty pasuram (stanzas) sung before Lord Vishnu, and the less-translated, rapturously erotic Nacchiyar Tirumoli. Priya Sarrukai Chabria and Ravi Shankar employ a radical method in this translation, breathing new life into this rich classical and spiritual verse by rendering Andal in a contemporary poetic idiom in English. Many of Andal's pieces are translated collaboratively; others individually and separately. The two approaches are brought together, presenting a richly layered reading of these much-loved classic Tamil poems and songs.
Eating God
Author: Arundhathi Subramanian
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2014-09-15
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 935118837X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis fabulous volume, containing compositions of mystic poets across India, from Kabir, Annamacharya and Chandidas to Tukaram, Meera, Akkamahadevi and many more, reminds us of the rich palette of Bhakti. Featuring classic translations as well as new, unpublished ones by acclaimed poets, it will delight seekers and poetry lovers alike.
Encyclopaedia of Gender Equality Through Women Empowerment
Author: Maya Majumdar
Publisher: Sarup & Sons
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9788176255486
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Set Has Provided An Objective Critique Of The Contradictions And Consequences Of The Development And Disparities. Tackling As It Does Varies Concers Which Are Of Growing Importance In Most Developing Countries, The Collection In These 2 Volumes Set Is Of Thought Provoking Critical Reviews/Papers/Articles From India And Abroad Which Would Appeal To A Wide Range Of Readers.
A Social History of Early India
Author: Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya
Publisher: Pearson Education India
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9788131719589
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Walking Naked
Author: Vijaya Ramaswamy
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This study is an attempt to write the history of women in relation to spirituality and spiritual movements. The Deccan and the region south of the Vindhyas form its geographical limits. It cuts across time and space to look at the issue of gender inequalities in south Indian societies and at spirituality as a powerful form of women's self-expression."--p.[xi].
Feminism and World Religions
Author: Arvind Sharma
Publisher: SUNY Press
Published: 1999-01-01
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780791440230
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAddressing religion and feminism on a global scale, this unprecedented book contains a nuanced and fine-tuned treatment of seven of the world's religions from a feminist perspective by leading women scholars. The fact that these authors share a dual but undivided commitment both to themselves as women and to their traditions as adherents imparts to their voices a prophetic quality, and if Mahatma Gandhi is to be believed, even scriptural value.
Āṇṭāḷ and Her Path of Love
Author: Vidya Dehejia
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1990-08-03
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 1438400756
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a translation and study of the poems of a ninth-century woman saint and mystic. The Introduction is designed to make the translations accessible to a non-specialist audience, while the Notes provide insights into the poems and useful explications of allusions and convention with which readers who do not possess a specialized knowledge of Tamil Vaisnava bhakti may be unfamiliar.
The Embodiment of Bhakti
Author: Karen Pechilis Prentiss
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2000-01-06
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 0195351908
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers an interpretive history of bhakti, an influential religious perspective in Hinduism. Prentiss argues that although bhakti is mentioned in every contemporary sourcebook on Indian religions, it still lacks an agreed-upon definition. "Devotion" is found to be the most commonly used synonym. Prentiss seeks a new perspective on this elusive concept. Her analysis of Tamil (south Indian) materials leads her to suggest that bhakti be understood as a doctrine of embodiment. Bhakti, she says, urges people towards active engagement in the worship of God. She proposes that the term "devotion" be replaced by "participation," emphasizing bhakti's call for engagement in worship and the necessity of embodiment to fulfill that obligation.
