The Many Faces of Murukan: The History and Meaning of a South Indian God
Clothey, Fred W.
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Book ID : 25744
ISBN-10 : 81-215-1143-7 / 8121511437
ISBN-13 : 978-81-215-1143-8 / 9788121511438
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2005
Edition : (Reprint)
Language : English
With the poem 'Prayers to Lord Murukan' by A.K. Ramanujan; xvi, 252p., Index, 23 cm. (First pub. in 1978)
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
This book is a study of one of the most presistent and popular god in south India and traces the history of the God, dwelling especially on four periods: The eraliest known civilization as portrayed in classical Tamil literature and archaeology; The Northern Epic period as depicted in Epic period; and contemporary Tamil Nadu as expressed in the ritual life of the cultus.