The Profane as Sacred: Tirumaṅkai Āḻvār’s Rants Against God

Authors

  • Lynn Ate

Keywords:

Tirumaṅkai Āḻvār, devotional protest, sacred profanity, bhakti literature, poetic defiance, divine intimacy

Abstract

 The article The Profane as Sacred by Lynn Ate delves into Tirumaṅkai Āḻvār’s irreverent yet intensely devotional poetry. Ate interprets his angry outbursts at God not as blasphemy but as expressions of vulnerable bhakti. These “sacred rants” demonstrate that divine intimacy in Śrī Vaishnavism includes protest, longing, and raw emotion.

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Published

2014-06-20

Issue

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

Section

Articles