எட்டுத்தொகை நூல்களில் இறைச்சிந்தனைகள்
Religious Thought in the Ettuthokai Texts
Keywords:
God, Thought, Worship, Belief, Festival, Rituals, Deity, Nature, Stone, Viruchchikettal, Sakuna, Velavan and Veriyattu, KuravaikkuAbstract
The people of the Sangam period followed various forms of worship. The worship of deities in nature contributed to living a virtuous life. They believed that rituals were the solution to the problems faced in life. Virichikettal (a ritual or practice) plays a significant role in Sangam literature. Additionally, they lived by worshipping nature. Rituals like tree worship, stone worship, and sea deity worship played an important role. The people of the Sangam period celebrated festivals due to their divine consciousness. They organized deities for each land and established proper rituals for them. They introduced beliefs and customs, which are found elaborated in the EttuThogai (the Eight Anthologies) texts. This paper explores their practices in this context.
