/ K.Satish*
, / MGR Arts & Science College Sirkali arasu,athiyamaan @gmail.com
Manuscript received 11 April 2021 Manuscript accepted 14 June 2021
*Corresponding author/First Author Abstract
The Tamil Classical Sangam Literature is often treated as source to trace the social, cultural, and the civilization of ancient Tamil. Though there has been many endeavors have been completed, there were still much to be explored and studies. New studies offer new insights into acknowledging the ancient society in detail. Still new arrival of extravagations extends the spectrum into another level. One that worthy of studying is the social structure of the ancient society. It has well established that the ssocial structure of Sangam society was classified based on local landscape and it has been designed using the concept of Tinai and its classifications. An ethnic group living in specific eco-zone with unique culture can be called Tinai culture. ait is delineated in Sangam classics. This can be attributed to empirical sources like hero-stones, coins, and others. By way of analysing these sources, we can identify the different layers in Sangam society. This article focuses on varied ritual systems that is described in Sangam Literature.
Keywords: Literary Anthropology, Sangam literature, Ethnography
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