The Transformation of Tamil Religion

This book analyses the religious ideology of a Tamil reformer and saint, Ramalinga Swamigal of the 19th century and the transformation of Tamil religion. It is a path-breaking study that is a valuable contribution to the field of religion, South Asian history and literature and Subaltern studies.

Autorentext

Srilata Raman is Professor of Hinduism in the Department for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto, Canada. Her previous publications include the monograph Self-Surrender (Prapatti) to God in Srvaiavism (2007), also published by Routledge. In addition she has co-authored two edited volumes and numerous articles on the history of Tamil religion with a specific focus on rvaiavism and the Tamil aiva Siddhnta.

Inhalt

Introduction; Part I: Retrieving Ramalinga Swamigal Chapter 1: Pulavar to Prophet. A 19th century Religious Life; Chapter 2: Ramalingar the Master and the Cittar; Chapter 3: The Context of Compassion; Chapter 4: Hunger and Compassion the Cvakruya oukkam; Chapter 5: Anti-Hagiography; Part II: Re-creating Ramalinga Swamigal Chapter 6: aiva Ferment; Chapter 7: The Life and Times of Ñiyr ika (1873-1942); Chapter 8: Tiru.Vi.Ka: Ramalingar's Camaracam as Radical Equality; Chapter 9: Ma. Po. Ci: Ramalinga Swamigal and Modern, Dravidian Sainthood; Conclusion; Bibliography