The Transformation of Tamil Religion : : Ramalinga Swamigal (1823-1874) and Modern Dravidian Sainthood.
This book analyses the religious ideology of a Tamil reformer and saint, Ramalinga Swamigal of the 19th century and his posthumous reception in the Tamil country and sheds light on the transformation of Tamil religion that both his works and the understanding of him brought about. The book traces th...
Saved in:
: | |
---|---|
Place / Publishing House: | Milton : : Taylor & Francis Group,, 2019. ©2022. |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Routledge South Asian Religion Series
|
Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (358 p.) |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
id |
993552346504498 |
---|---|
ctrlnum |
(CKB)5600000000080788 (oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/90527 (MiAaPQ)EBC7244626 (Au-PeEL)EBL7244626 (EXLCZ)995600000000080788 |
collection |
bib_alma |
record_format |
marc |
spelling |
Raman, Srilata. The Transformation of Tamil Religion : Ramalinga Swamigal (1823-1874) and Modern Dravidian Sainthood. Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. ©2022. 1 electronic resource (358 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Routledge South Asian religion series ; 20 This book analyses the religious ideology of a Tamil reformer and saint, Ramalinga Swamigal of the 19th century and his posthumous reception in the Tamil country and sheds light on the transformation of Tamil religion that both his works and the understanding of him brought about. The book traces the hagiographical and biographical process by which Ramalinga Swamigal is shifted from being considered an exemplary poet-saint of the Tamil Śaivite bhakti tradition to a Dravidian nationalist social reformer. Taking as a starting point Ramalinga’s own writing, the book presents him as inhabiting a border zone between early modernity and modernity, between Hinduism and Christianity, between colonialism and regional nationalism, highlighting the influence of his teachings on politics, particularly within Dravidian cultural and political nationalism. Simultaneously, the book considers the implication of such an hagiographical process for the transformation of Tamil religion in the period between the 19th –mid-20th centuries. The author demonstrates that Ramalinga Swamigal’s ideology of compassion, cīvakāruṇyam, had not only a long genealogy in pre-modern Tamil Śaivism but also that it functioned as a potentially emancipatory ethics of salvation and caste critique not just for him but also for other Tamil and Dalit intellectuals of the 19th century. This book is a path-breaking study that also traces the common grounds between the religious visions of two of the most prominent subaltern figures of Tamil modernity – Iyothee Thass and Ramalingar. It argues that these transformations are one meaningful way for a religious tradition to cope with and come to terms with the implications of historicization and the demands of colonial modernity. It is, therefore, a valuable contribution to the field of religion, South Asian history and literature and Subaltern studies. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315794518 has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. English Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. Introduction -- Part I: Retrieving Ramalinga Swamigal: 1. Pulavar to Prophet. A 19th century Religious Life -- 2. Ramalingar the Master and the Cittar -- 3. The Context of Compassion -- 4. Hunger and Compassion: the Cīvakāruṇya ol̲ukkam -- 5. Anti-Hagiography -- Part II: Re-creating Ramalinga Swamigal: 6. Śaiva Ferment -- 7. The Life and Times of Ñān̲iyār Āṭikaḷ (1873-1942) -- 8. Tiru.Vi.Ka: Ramalingar's Camaracam as Radical Equality -- 9. Mā. Po. Ci: Ramalinga Swamigal and Dravidian Sainthood -- 10. Ramalingar Redux -- Conclusion -- Bibliography. Ramalinga, Swami, 1823-1874. India Religion 19th century. Ramalinga, Swami, 1823-1874. fast (OCoLC)fst00048004 1800-1899 fast Biographies. fast (OCoLC)fst01919896 Hinduism bicssc Ethnic studies bicssc Regional studies bicssc Hinduism Ethnic studies Regional studies 1-138-01523-7 Routledge South Asian Religion Series |
language |
English |
format |
eBook |
author |
Raman, Srilata. |
spellingShingle |
Raman, Srilata. The Transformation of Tamil Religion : Ramalinga Swamigal (1823-1874) and Modern Dravidian Sainthood. Routledge South Asian religion series ; Introduction -- Part I: Retrieving Ramalinga Swamigal: 1. Pulavar to Prophet. A 19th century Religious Life -- 2. Ramalingar the Master and the Cittar -- 3. The Context of Compassion -- 4. Hunger and Compassion: the Cīvakāruṇya ol̲ukkam -- 5. Anti-Hagiography -- Part II: Re-creating Ramalinga Swamigal: 6. Śaiva Ferment -- 7. The Life and Times of Ñān̲iyār Āṭikaḷ (1873-1942) -- 8. Tiru.Vi.Ka: Ramalingar's Camaracam as Radical Equality -- 9. Mā. Po. Ci: Ramalinga Swamigal and Dravidian Sainthood -- 10. Ramalingar Redux -- Conclusion -- Bibliography. |
author_facet |
Raman, Srilata. |
author_variant |
s r sr |
author_sort |
Raman, Srilata. |
title |
The Transformation of Tamil Religion : Ramalinga Swamigal (1823-1874) and Modern Dravidian Sainthood. |
title_sub |
Ramalinga Swamigal (1823-1874) and Modern Dravidian Sainthood. |
title_full |
The Transformation of Tamil Religion : Ramalinga Swamigal (1823-1874) and Modern Dravidian Sainthood. |
title_fullStr |
The Transformation of Tamil Religion : Ramalinga Swamigal (1823-1874) and Modern Dravidian Sainthood. |
title_full_unstemmed |
The Transformation of Tamil Religion : Ramalinga Swamigal (1823-1874) and Modern Dravidian Sainthood. |
title_auth |
The Transformation of Tamil Religion : Ramalinga Swamigal (1823-1874) and Modern Dravidian Sainthood. |
title_new |
The Transformation of Tamil Religion : |
title_sort |
the transformation of tamil religion : ramalinga swamigal (1823-1874) and modern dravidian sainthood. |
series |
Routledge South Asian religion series ; |
series2 |
Routledge South Asian religion series ; |
publisher |
Taylor & Francis Group, |
publishDate |
2019 |
physical |
1 electronic resource (358 p.) |
contents |
Introduction -- Part I: Retrieving Ramalinga Swamigal: 1. Pulavar to Prophet. A 19th century Religious Life -- 2. Ramalingar the Master and the Cittar -- 3. The Context of Compassion -- 4. Hunger and Compassion: the Cīvakāruṇya ol̲ukkam -- 5. Anti-Hagiography -- Part II: Re-creating Ramalinga Swamigal: 6. Śaiva Ferment -- 7. The Life and Times of Ñān̲iyār Āṭikaḷ (1873-1942) -- 8. Tiru.Vi.Ka: Ramalingar's Camaracam as Radical Equality -- 9. Mā. Po. Ci: Ramalinga Swamigal and Dravidian Sainthood -- 10. Ramalingar Redux -- Conclusion -- Bibliography. |
isbn |
1-317-74473-X 1-317-74474-8 1-315-79451-9 1-138-01523-7 |
callnumber-first |
B - Philosophy, Psychology, Religion |
callnumber-subject |
BL - Religions, Mythology, Rationalism |
callnumber-label |
BL1175 |
callnumber-sort |
BL 41175 R34 |
genre |
Biographies. fast (OCoLC)fst01919896 |
geographic |
India Religion 19th century. |
era |
1800-1899 fast |
genre_facet |
Biographies. |
geographic_facet |
India |
era_facet |
1823-1874. 1800-1899 19th century. |
illustrated |
Not Illustrated |
dewey-hundreds |
200 - Religion |
dewey-tens |
290 - Other religions |
dewey-ones |
294 - Religions of Indic origin |
dewey-full |
294.5/5 |
dewey-sort |
3294.5 15 |
dewey-raw |
294.5/5 |
dewey-search |
294.5/5 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT ramansrilata thetransformationoftamilreligionramalingaswamigal18231874andmoderndravidiansainthood AT ramansrilata transformationoftamilreligionramalingaswamigal18231874andmoderndravidiansainthood |
status_str |
n |
ids_txt_mv |
(CKB)5600000000080788 (oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/90527 (MiAaPQ)EBC7244626 (Au-PeEL)EBL7244626 (EXLCZ)995600000000080788 |
carrierType_str_mv |
cr |
is_hierarchy_title |
The Transformation of Tamil Religion : Ramalinga Swamigal (1823-1874) and Modern Dravidian Sainthood. |
_version_ |
1796648777114714112 |
fullrecord |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>01527nam a22003613i 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">993552346504498</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20230515084602.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="006">m o d | </controlfield><controlfield tag="007">cr|mn|---annan</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">230515s2019 xx o ||||0 eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1-317-74473-X</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1-317-74474-8</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1-315-79451-9</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(CKB)5600000000080788</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/90527</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(MiAaPQ)EBC7244626</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(Au-PeEL)EBL7244626</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(EXLCZ)995600000000080788</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">MiAaPQ</subfield><subfield code="b">eng</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield><subfield code="e">pn</subfield><subfield code="c">MiAaPQ</subfield><subfield code="d">MiAaPQ</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">BL1175.R34</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">294.5/5</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Raman, Srilata.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">The Transformation of Tamil Religion :</subfield><subfield code="b">Ramalinga Swamigal (1823-1874) and Modern Dravidian Sainthood.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Milton :</subfield><subfield code="b">Taylor & Francis Group,</subfield><subfield code="c">2019.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="c">©2022.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1 electronic resource (358 p.)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text</subfield><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">computer</subfield><subfield code="b">c</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">online resource</subfield><subfield code="b">cr</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="490" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Routledge South Asian religion series ;</subfield><subfield code="v">20</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">This book analyses the religious ideology of a Tamil reformer and saint, Ramalinga Swamigal of the 19th century and his posthumous reception in the Tamil country and sheds light on the transformation of Tamil religion that both his works and the understanding of him brought about. The book traces the hagiographical and biographical process by which Ramalinga Swamigal is shifted from being considered an exemplary poet-saint of the Tamil Śaivite bhakti tradition to a Dravidian nationalist social reformer. Taking as a starting point Ramalinga’s own writing, the book presents him as inhabiting a border zone between early modernity and modernity, between Hinduism and Christianity, between colonialism and regional nationalism, highlighting the influence of his teachings on politics, particularly within Dravidian cultural and political nationalism. Simultaneously, the book considers the implication of such an hagiographical process for the transformation of Tamil religion in the period between the 19th –mid-20th centuries. The author demonstrates that Ramalinga Swamigal’s ideology of compassion, cīvakāruṇyam, had not only a long genealogy in pre-modern Tamil Śaivism but also that it functioned as a potentially emancipatory ethics of salvation and caste critique not just for him but also for other Tamil and Dalit intellectuals of the 19th century. This book is a path-breaking study that also traces the common grounds between the religious visions of two of the most prominent subaltern figures of Tamil modernity – Iyothee Thass and Ramalingar. It argues that these transformations are one meaningful way for a religious tradition to cope with and come to terms with the implications of historicization and the demands of colonial modernity. It is, therefore, a valuable contribution to the field of religion, South Asian history and literature and Subaltern studies. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315794518 has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="546" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">English</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="588" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Introduction -- Part I: Retrieving Ramalinga Swamigal: 1. Pulavar to Prophet. A 19th century Religious Life -- 2. Ramalingar the Master and the Cittar -- 3. The Context of Compassion -- 4. Hunger and Compassion: the Cīvakāruṇya ol̲ukkam -- 5. Anti-Hagiography -- Part II: Re-creating Ramalinga Swamigal: 6. Śaiva Ferment -- 7. The Life and Times of Ñān̲iyār Āṭikaḷ (1873-1942) -- 8. Tiru.Vi.Ka: Ramalingar's Camaracam as Radical Equality -- 9. Mā. Po. Ci: Ramalinga Swamigal and Dravidian Sainthood -- 10. Ramalingar Redux -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Ramalinga,</subfield><subfield code="c">Swami,</subfield><subfield code="d">1823-1874.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">India</subfield><subfield code="x">Religion</subfield><subfield code="y">19th century.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Ramalinga,</subfield><subfield code="c">Swami,</subfield><subfield code="d">1823-1874.</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield><subfield code="0">(OCoLC)fst00048004</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="648" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">1800-1899</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="655" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Biographies.</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield><subfield code="0">(OCoLC)fst01919896</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Hinduism</subfield><subfield code="2">bicssc</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Ethnic studies</subfield><subfield code="2">bicssc</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Regional studies</subfield><subfield code="2">bicssc</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Hinduism</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Ethnic studies</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Regional studies</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="776" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">1-138-01523-7</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="830" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Routledge South Asian Religion Series</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="906" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">BOOK</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="ADM" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">2023-07-26 00:27:21 Europe/Vienna</subfield><subfield code="f">system</subfield><subfield code="c">marc21</subfield><subfield code="a">2021-11-27 21:44:17 Europe/Vienna</subfield><subfield code="g">false</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="AVE" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="i">DOAB Directory of Open Access Books</subfield><subfield code="P">DOAB Directory of Open Access Books</subfield><subfield code="x">https://eu02.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/43ACC_OEAW/openurl?u.ignore_date_coverage=true&portfolio_pid=5339343760004498&Force_direct=true</subfield><subfield code="Z">5339343760004498</subfield><subfield code="b">Available</subfield><subfield code="8">5339343760004498</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |