UID:
almahu_9949880535902882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9781134235520
,
1134235526
,
9781134235476
,
113423547X
,
9781134235513
,
1134235518
,
9780415502146
,
0415502144
,
0203008537
,
9780203008539
Series Statement:
Routledge advances in Jaina studies ; [1]
Content:
The last ten years have seen interest in Jainism increasing, with this previously little-known Indian religion assuming a significant place in religious studies. Studies in Jaina History and Culture breaks new ground by investigating the doctrinal differences and debates amongst the Jains rather than presenting Jainism as a seamless whole whose doctrinal core has remained virtually unchanged throughout its long history. The focus of the book is the discourse concerning orthodoxy and heresy in the Jaina tradition, the question of omniscience and Jaina logic, role models for w.
Note:
pt. 1. Orthodoxy and heresy -- pt. 2. The question of omniscience and Jaina logic -- pt. 3. Role models for women and female identity -- pt. 4. Sectarian movements -- pt. 5. Property, law, and ethics.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Studies in Jaina history and culture London ; New York : Routledge, 2006. ISBN 0203008537
Language:
English
Keywords:
History
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780203008539
