Lords of the Lord: Crossing Boundaries between Human and Divine in Tamil Vaiṣṇava Bhakti Poetry

In the Tamil Bhakti tradition the devotees are generally referred to as ‘servants/slaves [of God],’ and this slave attitude is one of the main characteristics of their relation with God, their Lord. However, in the works of the āḻvārs, Tamil Vaiṣṇava poet-saints, one can find a few examples of the...

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Main Author: Jacek Woźniak
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/bc4c6f47a04d4f80bd066c5598cfdd8a
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