Tirumaṅkaiyāḻvār’s Maṭal Poems and Social History of Early Medieval South India

Tirumaṅkaiyāḻvār (ca. 9th century A.D.), one of the South Indian medieval poet-saints, was an ardent and prolific exponent of early Tamil bhakti ideology, focusing on Viṣṇu as the Ultimate Being. In his two maṭal poems, he used the literary techniques known to classical Tamil poetry to express his...

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Main Author: Jacek Woźniak
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/96aeef820fb74cc880d30ab2c27f5ba9
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