Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter iii
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. Glossary xv
7. Tamil Temple Myths
8. Map: Tamiḻnāțu, Major Shrines 2
9. I. INTRODUCTION 3
10. II. THE PHENOMENON OF LOCALIZATION 40
11. III. THE CREATIVE SACRIFICE 90
12. IV. THE DIVINE MARRIAGE 138
13. V. THE DEMON DEVOTEE 317
14. VI. CONCLUSION 347