Roots of Tamil Religious ThoughtStudy based on the earliest extant literary texts in Tamil. |
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According akam anthologies appear associated bards bhakti called century chapter character chieftain classical Tamil collection commentators common compared composed compositions concept context convention corpus da:na devotional discussion distinctive divine division donors early Tamil edited explain expression extant fact fame gift given giving gods hero hill human ideal identified important instance interpretation Kailasapathy 1968 Kalit king known land language later liberality lines literary literature Madras means medieval mentioned metre mode mountain Murukan names nature noted notion pa:ta:n Pari paricil particular passage patron period person poems poetic poetry poets praise present puram receiving references regard region religion religious ritual Sanskrit scholars seen seven significance situation society song south Indian space suggested talaivan Tamil culture term texts themes thought tradition understanding University verse Zvelebil