The Transformation of Tamil Religion

This book analyses the religious ideology of a Tamil reformer and saint, Ramalinga Swamigal of the 19th century and the transformation of Tamil religion. It is a path-breaking study that is a valuable contribution to the field of religion, South Asian history and literature and Subaltern studies.

Srilata Raman is Professor of Hinduism in the Department for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto, Canada. Her previous publications include the monograph Self-Surrender (Prapatti) to God in Sr-vai--avism (2007), also published by Routledge. In addition she has co-authored two edited volumes and numerous articles on the history of Tamil religion with a specific focus on -r-vai--avism and the Tamil -aiva Siddh-nta.