From hagiographies to biographies : Rāmānuja in tradition and history
Dutta, RanjeetaAuthor
Indian Institute of Advanced StudyContent Provider
This book explores the history and role of hagiographies and their impact on the growth and evolution of a biographical tradition. Focusing on Ramanuja, one of the foremost reformers and Vaisnava saints, it presents the hagiographical accounts of his life within the historical context of the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth centuries when the processes of canonization took place.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explores the history and role of hagiographies and their impact on the growth and evolution of a biographical tradition. Focusing on Ramanuja, one of the foremost reformers and Vaisnava saints, it presents the hagiographical accounts of his life within the historical context of the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth centuries when the processes of canonization took place.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 27, 2014).
Rāmānuja, 1017-1137.
âSråi Vaishònava (Sect)
Religion
Philosophy & Religion
Hinduism