REBELLION IN VERSE : Resistance and Devotion in the Tamil Bhakti Movement
Raghavan Srinivasan
REBELLION IN VERSE : Resistance and Devotion in the Tamil Bhakti Movement - 1 - Haryana Penguin Random House India 2026 - 298
Rebellion in Verse by Raghavan Srinivasan is a scholarly work that examines the Tamil Bhakti movement through its devotional poetry. The book explores how saint-poets used verse as a form of spiritual devotion and social resistance, challenging rigid caste structures, ritual dominance, and religious orthodoxy. By blending faith with protest, Bhakti poetry became a powerful voice for equality, personal devotion, and social change. The work highlights the deep connection between religion, literature, and society in medieval South India and shows how poetry shaped religious and cultural transformation.
9780143474005
Purchased Prism Books,Kadavanthra
Bhakti movement — India — Tamil Nadu
Tamil devotional poetry — History and criticism
Hinduism — Devotional literature
Religion and literature — India
Tamil literature — Religious aspects
Saint-poets, Tamil — History
Hinduism — Social aspects
294.5 / RAG/RE
REBELLION IN VERSE : Resistance and Devotion in the Tamil Bhakti Movement - 1 - Haryana Penguin Random House India 2026 - 298
Rebellion in Verse by Raghavan Srinivasan is a scholarly work that examines the Tamil Bhakti movement through its devotional poetry. The book explores how saint-poets used verse as a form of spiritual devotion and social resistance, challenging rigid caste structures, ritual dominance, and religious orthodoxy. By blending faith with protest, Bhakti poetry became a powerful voice for equality, personal devotion, and social change. The work highlights the deep connection between religion, literature, and society in medieval South India and shows how poetry shaped religious and cultural transformation.
9780143474005
Purchased Prism Books,Kadavanthra
Bhakti movement — India — Tamil Nadu
Tamil devotional poetry — History and criticism
Hinduism — Devotional literature
Religion and literature — India
Tamil literature — Religious aspects
Saint-poets, Tamil — History
Hinduism — Social aspects
294.5 / RAG/RE