Tales of Violence in Śrīvaiṣṇava Hagiographies

Authors

  • Bharati Jagannathan

Keywords:

Tirumaṅkai Āḻvār, hagiography, Śrīvaiṣṇavism, devotional violence, paradox, radical bhakti

Abstract

The article Tales of Violence in Śrīvaiṣṇava Hagiographies by Bharati Jagannathan examines how acts of theft and defiance by saints like Tirumaṅkai Āḻvār are reframed as radical devotion. The piece highlights how Śrī Vaishnava texts accommodate moral paradoxes to elevate unorthodox acts into expressions of divine surrender and grace.

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Published

2014-06-20

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2014): Alvars (Spring)

Section

Articles