Open Boundaries: Jain Communities and Cultures in Indian History (SUNY Series in Hindu Studies) - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 0791437868 ISBN 13: 9780791437865

Verlag: State University of New York Press, 1998

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"What I like most about this book is that it makes a tremendous advance on the research for the Jain identity. It examines the ways in which Jains identify themselves in relation to other communities, whether religious or political, from the ancient to the modern period, and the manner in which the others relate to them. No other South Asian religious community, whether the ancient Buddhists or the medieval Sikhs, has been studied in such a comprehensive manner. An indispensable reference work for the study of South Asia." -- Padmanabh S. Jaini, University of California, Berkeley

"There is no question that Jainism is an important topic, and this collection has something in it for everyone including solid papers on philosophy, sociology and anthropology, art history, religious studies, and literature." -- Phyllis Granoff, McMaster University

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Enlarges our understanding of Jainism, one of the oldest yet least-studied of the world's living religions, by challenging the standard scholarly portraits of both Jains and South Asian religion and culture.

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• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0791437868
• ISBN 13: 9780791437865
• Einband: Paperback
• Anzahl der Seiten: 278
• Herausgeber: Cort John E.