Śiva's Demon Devotee: Karaikkal Ammaiyar

Siva’s Demon Devotee

Íiva’s Demon Devotee Kåraikkål Ammaiyår ELAINE CRADDOCK Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2010 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Production by Kelli W. LeRoux Marketing by Michael Campochiaro Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Craddock, Elaine. Siva’s demon devotee : Karaikkal Ammaiyar / Elaine Craddock. p. cm. Includes translations from Tamil. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4384-3087-4 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Karaikkalammai, 6th cent.—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Devotional poetry, Tamil—History and criticism. 3. Saiva Siddhanta in literature. I. Karaikkalammai, 6th cent. Selections. English. II. Title. PL4758.9.K3732Z633 2010 894.8'118109—dc22 2009033233 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Cover photo courtesy of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri. Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust, 33-533. Photograph by E.G. Schempf. For my father, Lane, and my mother, Jean (1933–2008), and for Marsh ...