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ISBN: 9781905047215 Editura:O Books
Looks at one of the oldest religions in the world. This book attempts to bridge the gap between Western religious beliefs and Eastern spiritual philosophies. It talks about Jainism, India's oldest spiritual tradition, that rejects the notion of a supreme being, and advocates a deep respect for all living things, and the connections they share.
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ISBN: 9781898723301 Editura:Sussex Academic Press
This is a comprehensive study of Jainism written by a practising Jain, drawing on his experience of Jainism in all its aspects. This first of two volumes covers: the antiquity of Jainism; its history, popular support and spread in India; and its rituals and practices.
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ISBN: 9781898723318 Editura:Sussex Academic Press
This is a comprehensive study of Jainism written by a practising Jain, drawing on his experience of Jainism in all its aspects. This second of two volumes covers: sacred literature, Jain philosophy and the system of Jain logic, within a theory of knowledge; and Jainist theories of the sciences.
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Singing to the Jinas: Jain Laywomen, Mandal Singing and the Negotiations of Jain Devotion (Tiparita)
2001M.Whitney Kelting
ISBN: 9780195140118 Editura:Oxford University Press Inc
The Jain community relies on lay women's participation for religious education, the performance of key rituals, and the locus of religious knowledge. This fieldwork-based study attempts to reconcile these women's understanding of Jainism with the religion as presented in existing scholarship.
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Guardians of the Transcendent: An Ethnology of a Jain Ascetic Community (Tiparita)
2002Anne Vallely
ISBN: 9780802035455 Editura:University of Toronto Press
Explores the many facets of what constitutes a moral life within the Terapanthi Svetambar Jain ascetic community, and examines the central role ascetics play in upholding the Jain moral order.
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ISBN: 9781898723967 Editura:Sussex Academic Press
This work covers the antiquity of Jainism, its history, popular support and spread in India. It also covers: Jain migration abroad; schisms within Jainist ranks; and the teachings of Mahavira, detailing the path of purification, austerities and meditation.
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ISBN: 9781845116262 Editura:I.B.Tauris
Traces the history of the Jain community from founding sage Mahavira to the present day. This book explores asceticism, worship, the life of the Jain layperson, relations between Jainism and other Indic traditions, the Jain philosophy of relativity, and the implications of Jain ideals for the contemporary world.
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ISBN: 9780889628892 Editura:Mosaic Press
Jain literature is both rich and varied. Stories were told in verse and prose, in Sanskrit and in vernacular languages. Some resemble simple folk tales while others are as sophisticated as courtly romances. This title collects the stories that span almost one thousand years of story-telling in India and that originate in North India.
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The History of Vegetarianism and Cow-veneration in India (Tiparita)
2010Ludwig Alsdorf , Willem Bollee , Bal Patil
ISBN: 9780415548243 Editura:Routledge
An English translation of the study by Ludwig Alsdorf. It focuses on two of the most pertinent issues in Indic religion - the history of vegetarianism and cow-veneration.
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The Archetypal Actions of Ritual: A Theory of Ritual Illustrated by the Jain Rite of Worship (Tiparita)
1994Caroline Humphrey , James Laidlaw
ISBN: 9780198279471 Editura:Clarendon Press
Presents a theory of ritual by drawing on an ethnographically rich account of the ritual worship of the Jains of western India. The authors argue that ritual is not a logically separate type of activity, but rather a quality that can be attributed to a much wider range of everyday activity.
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ISBN: 9780195132342 Editura:Oxford University Press Inc
This book presents a detailed fieldwork-based study of the ancient Indian religion of Jainism. Drawing on field research in northern Gujarat and on the study of both ancient Sanskrit and Prakrit and modern vernacular Jain religious literature, John Cort provides a rounded portrait of the religion as it is practised today.
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ISBN: 9780415266062 Editura:Routledge
The Indian religion of Jainism, is one of the world's oldest and least-understood faiths. This revised and expanded edition takes account of new research into Jainism.
