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Jainism
Jainism is an ancient religion and philosophy that traces its origins to
ancient India.
There are believed to be around 4.2
million Jains, of whom the vast majority live in India.
Although only a small minority, Jains are highly influential in Indian
society. Additionally, Jains may be found in immigrant communities in
many countries including in
Africa,
Europe and the
United States of America.
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By Lawrence A. Babb
University of California Press Paperback (256 pages)
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Click Here | Product Description: What does it mean to worship beings that one believes are completely indifferent to, and entirely beyond the reach of, any form of worship whatsoever? How would such a relationship with sacred beings affect the religious life of a community? Using these questions as his point of departure, Lawrence A. Babb explores the ritual culture of image-worshipping Svetambar Jains of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan. Jainism traces its lineages back to the ninth century B.C.E. and is, along with Buddhism, the only surviving example of India's ancient non-Vedic religious traditions. It is known and celebrated for its systematic practice of non-violence and for the intense rigor of the asceticism it promotes. A unique aspect of Babb's study is his linking of the Jain tradition to the social identity of existing Jain communities. Babb concludes by showing that Jain ritual culture can be seen as a variation on pan-Indian ritual patterns. In illuminating this little-known religious tradition, he demonstrates that divine "absence" can be as rich as divine "presence" in its possibilities for informing a religious response to the cosmos. |
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By Maria Heim
Routledge Hardcover (216 pages)
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Click Here | Product Description: This book explores the ethical and social implications of unilateral gifts of esteem, offering a perceptive guide to the uniquely South Asian contributors to theoretical work on the gift. |
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By James Laidlaw
Oxford University Press, USA Paperback (448 pages)
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Click Here | Product Description: The Jains of India are a flourishing and prosperous community, but their religion is focused on the teaching and example of ascetic renouncers, whose austere regime is actually dedicated to ending worldly life and often culminates in a fast to death. This book, which draws upon a detailed study of Jainism in the city of Jaipur, shows how renunciation and ascetism play a central part in the life of a thriving business community, and how world-renunciation combines for Jain families with the pursuit of worldly happiness. |
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By John Stevenson
BiblioLife Paperback (176 pages)
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Click Here | Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! |
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By Arvind Sharma
Motilal Banarsidass, Hardcover (173 pages)
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Click Here | Product Description: Evaluates Jainism in light of issues currently debates in the philosophy of religion as it has evolved in the west. By a noted scholar and specialist in comparative religion, Indian culture |
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By Jyotindra Jain
Brill Academic Publishers Paperback (34 pages)
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By Helmuth Von Glasenapp
Motilal Banarsidass, Hardcover (551 pages)
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Click Here | Product Description: First published in 1925, translation of a German classic by Shridhar Shrotri. A comprehensive work, excellent on salvation, basic tenets. |
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By J P Jain
Delhi: Bharatiya Jnanpith 1983. Hardcover
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By Girilal Jain
UBS Publishers Distributors Paperback (300 pages)
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