Writing Tamil Catholicism
Writing Tamil Catholicism

Author: Margherita Trento

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-05-02

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 9004511628

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In Writing Tamil Catholicism: Literature, Persuasion and Devotion in the Eighteenth Century, Margherita Trento explores the process by which the Jesuit missionary Costanzo Giuseppe Beschi (1680-1747), in collaboration with a group of local lay elites identified by their profession as catechists, chose Tamil poetry as the social and political language of Catholicism in eighteenth-century South India. Trento analyzes a corpus of Tamil grammars and poems, chiefly Beschi’s Tēmpāvaṇi, alongside archival documents to show how, by presenting themselves as poets and intellectuals, Catholic elites gained a persuasive voice as well as entrance into the learned society of the Tamil country and its networks of patronage. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 840879.

The Epic World
The Epic World

Author: Pamela Lothspeich

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-01-30

Total Pages: 661

ISBN-13: 1000912167

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Reconceptualizing the epic genre and opening it up to a world of storytelling, The Epic World makes a timely and bold intervention toward understanding the human propensity to aestheticize and normalize mass deployments of power and violence. The collection broadly considers three kinds of epic literature: conventional celebratory tales of conquest that glorify heroism, especially male heroism; anti-epics or stories of conquest from the perspectives of the dispossessed, the oppressed, the despised, and the murdered; and heroic stories utilized for imperialist or nationalist purposes. The Epic World illustrates global patterns of epic storytelling, such as the durability of stories tied to religious traditions and/or to peoples who have largely "stayed put"; the tendency to reimagine and retell stories in new ways over centuries; and the imbrication of epic storytelling and forms of colonialism and imperialism, especially those perpetuated and glorified by Euro-Americans over the past 500 years, resulting in unspeakable and immeasurable harms to humans, other living beings, and the planet Earth. The Epic World is a go-to volume for anyone interested in epic literature in a global framework. Engaging with powerful stories and ways of knowing beyond those of the predominantly white Global North, this field-shifting volume exposes the false premises of "Western civilization" and "Classics," and brings new questions and perspectives to epic studies.

THE INDIAN LISTENER
THE INDIAN LISTENER

Author: All India Radio (AIR),New Delhi

Publisher: All India Radio (AIR),New Delhi

Published: 1950-02-26

Total Pages: 69

ISBN-13:

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The Indian Listener (fortnightly programme journal of AIR in English) published by The Indian State Broadcasting Service,Bombay ,started on 22 December, 1935 and was the successor to the Indian Radio Times in english, which was published beginning in July 16 of 1927. From 22 August ,1937 onwards, it was published by All India Radio,New Delhi.From July 3 ,1949,it was turned into a weekly journal. Later,The Indian listener became "Akashvani" in January 5, 1958. It was made a fortnightly again on July 1,1983. It used to serve the listener as a bradshaw of broadcasting ,and give listener the useful information in an interesting manner about programmes,who writes them,take part in them and produce them along with photographs of performing artists. It also contains the information of major changes in the policy and service of the organisation. NAME OF THE JOURNAL: The Indian Listener LANGUAGE OF THE JOURNAL: English DATE,MONTH & YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 26-02-1950 PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly NUMBER OF PAGES: 69 VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XV. No. 9. BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED(PAGE NOS): 19-30, 32-43, 45-56, 58-64 ARTICLE: 1. Listening Condition In March I 2. What Is Mysticism? 3. Education And Vocational Training In Turkey 4. Chanakya And Machiavelli 5. Spray Irrigation 6. Family Health 7. Telugu Poetry 8. Ek Onkar AUTHOR: 1. R. B. L. Srinivastava 2. Dr. S. K. Saksena 3. Fadil H. Sur 4. S. V. Puntambekar 5. S. Thirumalai 6. Dr. S. Gopalaswami 7. K. Ramakotiswara Rao 8. Gurmukh Nihal Singh KEYWORDS: 1. National Home Service, Services for the Overseas Listeners 2. Mysticism in literature and Spinoza, Mysticism and the Upnishads 3. Education in Turish villages, Schooling in Turkey 4. Political science in ancient India, Chanakyan statemanship and Europe 5. Cultivation In India, Effectiveness of spray irrigation 6. Hygiene awareness, Panchayats and public health 7. Poetry in Telugu epics, Telugu poems in historical texts 8. Fundamental doctrines of Sikhism, Sikhism and spirituality Document ID: INL-1950 (J-M) Vol-I (09)

Civakacintamani
Civakacintamani

Author: Tiruttakkatevar

Publisher: Jain Publishing Company

Published: 2019-02-18

Total Pages: 566

ISBN-13: 0895818485

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The circa 9th century work is one of the five epic masterpieces of Tamil literature. Though the work of a Jain mendicant, Tiruttakkatevar, it is famed for its erotic description and the scenes of love of its hero Civakan. It represents a brilliant fusion of the Jain viewpoint and philosophy with the evocative literary modes of the Tamil tradition. While Civakan is in his mother’s womb, Civakan’s father is murdered by an evil minister Kattiyankaran, whom he had made regent. His mother, Vicayai, escapes by flying off on a peacock shaped vehicle and Civakan is born in a fearsome burning ground for the dead. There his mother leaves him to be taken by a wealthy merchant Kantukatan. Raised in opulence Civakan finds out about his real father from his guru. Civakan has many adventures and acquires seven wives. Eventually, Civakan has a climatic battle with the evil usurper Kattiyankaran, regains his kingdom, and marries his eighth wife. After having eight sons, he vows to renounce the world and after having direct audience with Tirthankara Mahavira, himself, he becomes a naked Jain monk, preaches the Jaina dharma. He becomes a Siddha and achieves release from birth and rebirth soon after, going to the pinnacle of the universe where his soul will exist in infinite bliss forever.

Imagining a Place for Buddhism
Imagining a Place for Buddhism

Author: Anne E. Monius

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2001-12-06

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 0198032064

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While Tamil-speaking South India is celebrated for its preservation of Hindu tradition, other religious communities have played a significant role in shaping the region's religious history. Among these non-Hindu communities is that of the Buddhists, who are little-understood because of the scarcity of remnants of Tamil-speaking Buddhist culture. Here, focusing on the two Buddhist texts in Tamil that are complete (a sixth-century poetic narrative and an eleventh-century treatise on grammar and poetics), Monius sheds light on the role of literature and literary culture in the formation, articulation, and evolution of religious identity and community.