TY - BOOK AU - Clothey,Fred W. AU - Ramamnujan,A.K. AU - Ramanujan,A.K. TI - The Many Faces of Murukan: The History and Meaning of a South Indian God. With the Poem Prayers to Lord Murukan T2 - Religion and Society , SN - 9789027976321 PY - 2019///] CY - Berlin, Boston : PB - De Gruyter Mouton, KW - Gott KW - Hinduismus KW - Skanda KW - Tamil KW - RELIGION / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Acknowledgements --; Contents --; POEM 'PRAYERS TO LORD MURUKAṈ' --; 1. INTRODUCTION: MURUKAṈ AS AN EXPRESSION OF TAMIL RELIGION --; 2. MURUKAṈ IN THE EARLY SOUTH --; 3. THE EARLY SANSKRITIC TRADITION AND THE SOUTHERN SEQUEL --; 4. THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD --; 5. LORD OF SPACE AND TIME: EXPRESSIONS OF MURUKAṈ IN THE CONTEMPORARY CULTUS --; 6. THE MANY FACETS OF MURUKAṈ --; NOTES --; REFERENCES --; INDEX; restricted access; Issued also in print UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110804102 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110804102 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110804102/original ER -