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Siva's Warriors - The Basava Purana of Palkuriki Somanatha (Hardcover)
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Siva's Warriors - The Basava Purana of Palkuriki Somanatha (Hardcover)
Series: Princeton Legacy Library
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Here is the first translation into English of the Basava Purana, a
fascinating collection of tales that sums up and characterizes one
of the most important and most radical religious groups of South
India. The ideas of the Virasaivas, or militant Saivas, are
represented in those tales by an intriguing mix of outrageous
excess and traditional conservatism. Written in Telugu in the
thirteenth century, the Basava Purana is an anthology of legends of
Virasaivas saints and a hagiography of Basavesvara, the
twelfth-century Virasaiva leader. This translation makes accessible
a completely new perspective on this significant religious group.
Although Telugu is one of the major cultural traditions of India,
with a classical literature reaching back to the eleventh century,
until now there has been no translation or exposition of any of the
Telugu Virasaiva works in English. The introduction orients the
reader to the text and helps in an understanding of the poet's
point of view. The author of the Basava Purana, Palkuriki
Somanatha, is revered as a saint by Virasaivas in Andhra and
Karnataka. His books are regarded as sacred texts, and he is also
considered to be a major poet in Telugu and Kannada. Originally
published in 1990. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest
print-on-demand technology to again make available previously
out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton
University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of
these important books while presenting them in durable paperback
and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is
to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in
the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press
since its founding in 1905.
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