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Extraordinary Child - Poems from a South Indian Devotional Genre

Extraordinary Child - Poems from a South Indian Devotional Genre
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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.




Product ID: 43877     ISBN-10: 0824810635
Categories: Art, Literature, Religious Studies
Supporting language: English
Platforms/media types: Printed Matter
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