Songs of Experience
The Poetics of Tamil Devotion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3968204 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George L Hart, Norman Cutler |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 514 |
| Publication date | 1992-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/603107 |
| OpenAlex | W1984033016 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration Abbreviations Introduction Part I. Poems, Poets, and Poetics Chapter One Poet, God, and Audience in the Poetry of the Tamil Saints Chapter Two The DevoteeOs Experience of the Sacred Tamil Hymns Chapter Three The Poetics of Bhakti Part II. Tamil Classicism and Bhakti: Conflict and Accommodation Chapter Four A Devotional Poem in the Classical Mode Chapter Five A Tamil Allegory of Love Conclusion Part III. Poems Karaikkalammaiyar Poykai, Putam, and Pey: The First Three Alvars Nammalvar Namikkavacakar Notes to the Poems Appendix A The SaintsO Hymns in Present-Day Temple Ritual Appendix B Index of Mythological/Iconographic Allusions and Proper Names Occurring in the Poems Appendix C Index of Motifs Bibliography Index
Aesthetics · Art · Literature · Poetics · Poetry · Tamil · Social and Economic Development in India · South Asian Cinema and Culture
Motifs, Metaphors and Mythomoteurs
The Great Ārdrā Darśanam Festival
Sisir’s Tears
The Story of the Classical Tamil Woman Saint, Kāraikkāl Ammaiyār
On the making of a canon
Kalari and Kalarippayattu of Kerala, South India
Hindu Nationalism, Music, and Embodiment in Marathi Rashtriya Kirtan
Co-being, A Praxis of the Public
Loving the Ineffable
Primate Tales
Śiva's multiplicity of presence in aniconic and iconic form
The Yogi's human self
Jewels Set in Stone
Language of the People in the World of Gods
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2019 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |