Kurinji (mountain landscape in Sangam tradition)
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Kurinji is the mountainous eco-region in Sangam literature, characterized by upland landscapes, hardy hill communities, and the romantic love of young, unmarried couples.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sangam landscape category
ⓘ
Tamil poetic theme ⓘ literary eco-region ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Murugan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEmotion |
romantic love
ⓘ
union of lovers ⓘ |
| associatedFauna |
elephants
ⓘ
monkeys ⓘ tigers ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
hill communities
ⓘ
hill tribes ⓘ hunters ⓘ |
| associatedStageOfLove |
premarital love
ⓘ
secret meetings of lovers ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sangam literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Marutam (agricultural landscape)
ⓘ
Mullai (pastoral landscape) ⓘ Neytal (seashore landscape) ⓘ Palai (arid landscape) ⓘ |
| culture | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
gathering
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalAssociation |
mountain caves as meeting places
ⓘ
night-time union of lovers ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Sangam age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Tamil folk traditions about Murugan
ⓘ
later Tamil devotional literature ⓘ |
| language | Classical Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneOf | five Sangam landscapes ⓘ |
| partOf | Tinai system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poeticFunction | maps landscape to inner emotion ⓘ |
| region | ancient Tamilakam ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Akam–Puram thematic division
ⓘ
ecocritical reading of Sangam poetry ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
intensity of passion
ⓘ
secrecy of love ⓘ youthful energy ⓘ |
| typicalCharacters |
hero (talaivan)
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heroine (talaivi) ⓘ young unmarried lovers ⓘ |
| typicalTerrain |
mountainous region
ⓘ
rocky hills ⓘ upland slopes ⓘ |
| typicalVegetation |
hardy hill plants
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kurinji flower (Strobilanthes kunthiana) ⓘ |
| usedIn | Akam poetry ⓘ |
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