Steven P. Hopkins

An Ornament for Jewels (eBook, ePUB)

Love Poems For The Lord of Gods, by Vedantadesika

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A thematically organized, annotated collection of translations from the Sanskrit, Tamil, and Maharastri Prakrit poetry of medieval South Indian Srivaisnava philosopher and saint-poet Venkatesa. Each translated poem forms a chapter in itself, along with an Afterword and detailed notes, with commentary.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780190296094
• Artikelnr.: 42675960

Autorenporträt

Steven P. Hopkins is Associate Professor of Religion and Chair of the Department of Religion at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. He is the author of Singing the Body of God: The Hymns of Vedantadesika in Their South Indian Tradition

Inhaltsangabe

* Preface
* Part I: Venkatesa the Poet
* Introduction
* Part II: Love Poems for the Lord of Gods
* 1.: A Necklace of Three Jewels for the Lord of Gods
* 2.: An Ornament for the Jewels: The Navamanimalai
* 3.: Fifty Stanzas for the Lord of Gods: Devanayakapancasat
* 4.: One Hundred Stanzas for the Invincible Lord of Medicine Hill: the
Acyutasatakam
* Part III: Krishna in a World of Vishnu
* 5.: At Play With Krishna in the Tamil Land: Gopalavimsati
* Part IV: Delectable Light in Serpent Town: the Alvar Before Him
* 6.: Praises of Devanayaka by Tirumankaiyalvar: From the
Periyatirumoli
* Glossary
* Bibliography