Tyagaraja Cult in Tamilnadu, The (The Lord of Arur – A Study in Conflict and Accomodation)

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Title: Tyagaraja Cult in Tamilnadu, The (The Lord of Arur – A Study in Conflict and Accomodation)
Author: Ghose, Rajeshwari
Item Code: ISBN9788120813915
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Pub, Delhi
Edition: 1st ed., Date: 1996, 414 pp., HB
Description: This book analyses the Tyagaraja Cult from three perspectives: as a religious synthesiser, socio-cultural integrator and legitimiser of the ideologies of the State.The Saiva cult revolved around the Tyaraja icon enshrined in a temple bearing the name of the image.