| Extraordinary Child - Poems from a South Indian Devotional Genre |
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| Product Name | Extraordinary Child - Poems from a South Indian Devotional Genre | |
| Special Price | $45.95 ($49.95) regular | |
| Categories | Art, Literature, Religious Studies | |
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| Brief 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. |
| Supporting language: | English |
| Platform supported: | Printed Matter |
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