Self-surrender (prapatti) to God in Shrivaishnavism : Tamil cats and Sanskrit monkeys / Srilata Raman.

"First published in 2007. Transferred to Digital Printing 2009."--T.p. verso of paperback edition.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. The conceptual parameters -- 3. An introduction to the commentaries -- 4. Surrendering to purification -- 5. Epic surrender -- 6. Still surrender -- 7. Surrender structured -- 8. Conclusion.

"This book deals with the history of interpretation of a theological concept of self-surrender - prapatti - in late twelfth and thirteenth century religious texts of the Srivaisnava community of South India. It is a unique textual study, which shows that medieval sectarian formation in its theological dimension is a fluid and ambivalent enterprise, where conflict and differentiation are presaged on "sharing", whether of a common canon, or two languages (Tamil and Sanskrit), a common saint, a common corpus of rituals or of a "meta-social" arena such as the temple itself." "The book contributes to a new, intellectual history of medieval Indian religion with a specific emphasis on South Indian Srivaisnavism. It will be of interest to scholars of Srivaisnavism and Hindu and Indian Religious Studies."--BOOK JACKET.