The Philosophical System of iva atakamand Other aiva Poems by N r ya a Guru

The author analyses the meaning of Nryaa Guru's aiva poems composed in Malayalam, Sanskrit and Tamil. The author points to how Nryaa Guru's ideas connect to the doctrine of aiva Siddhnta of Tirumandiram.

This full-scaled monograph, rich in factographic material, concerns Nryaa Guru (1855/56--1928), a founder of a powerful socio-religious movement in Kerala. He wrote in three languages (Malayalam, Sanskrit, Tamil), drawing on three different literary conventions. The world of this complex philosophic-religious literature is brought closer to the reader with rare deft and dexterity by the Author who not only retrieves for us the original circumstances, language and poetic metre of each work but also supplies histories of their reception. Thanks to numerous glosses, comments and elucidations supplied by the Author, we can much better understand how Nryaa's mystical universe creatively relates to the Tamil aiva Siddhnta and to Kerala's variety of Vednta tradition.

Prof. Cezary Galewicz

Autorentext
Dr Hanna Urbanska is professor at the University of Wroclaw (Institute of Classics, Mediterranean and Oriental Studies). The present monograph, devoted to the influence of Tamil literature (Tirumandiram in particular) on the philosophical system of Narayäa Guru, is a fruit of many years' research conducted by the author in Kerala.

Klappentext

This full-scaled monograph, rich in factographic material, concerns Narayäa Guru (1855/56--1928), a founder of a powerful socio-religious movement in Kerala. He wrote in three languages (Malayalam, Sanskrit, Tamil), drawing on three different literary conventions. The world of this complex philosophic-religious literature is brought closer to the reader with rare deft and dexterity by the Author who not only retrieves for us the original circumstances, language and poetic metre of each work but also supplies histories of their reception. Thanks to numerous glosses, comments and elucidations supplied by the Author, we can much better understand how Narayäa's mystical universe creatively relates to the Tamil OEaiva Siddhanta and to Kerala's variety of Vedanta tradition. Prof. Cezary Galewicz

Inhalt
Philosophical system of Nryaa Guru's devotional hymns the Liga Concept in Nryaa Guru's works Kualin Yoga in iva atakam Liberation (Mukti or Moka) in philosophical works by Nryaa Guru influence of Tamil and Sanskrit literature on iva atakam philosophy of Tirumandiram