Tamil Social History, Volume 1Institute of Asian Studies, 1997 - Tamil (Indic people) |
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5th century Akam ancient Tamil anthologies Aryan ascetics belonged Brahmins called Cankam Age Cankam literature caste century A.D. Chera chieftains Chola Cilap Cilappatikāram civilization context culture dance deity dharma dvijas economic epic fact flowers functions Greek Hindu historian human husband Ibid important institutions intellectual Jaina Kali Kannaki Kapilar Kaviri kind king known Kshatriya kūkai Kural Kurun Kuruntokai land language large number later learning literary lived Madurai Manimekalai marriage means medieval mentioned moral Murukan myths native nature ornaments Pallava Pandyan perhaps period persons poems poets political population Porul primitive Puram reference regions religion religious rituals river rulers sacred Sanskrit says scholars secular Śiva South India stage Tamil country Tamil language Tamil literature Tamil society Tamilakam Tamilnadu temple Tirukkural Tiruvalluvar Tolkappiyam totem towns tradition tree tribal tribes values varṇa verse Vide village wife woman women word worship