Studies in Jaina history and culture : disputes and dialogues / edited by Peter Flügel
- Published
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 478 pages) : illustrations
- Additional Creators
- Flügel, Peter, 1959-
Access Online
- www.taylorfrancis.com , Open Access
- www.taylorfrancis.com , Open Access
- Series
- Restrictions on Access
- Open Access Unrestricted online access
- Contents
- 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.
- Summary
- 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.
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- MYILIB_CUp
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- ISBN
- 0203008537 (electronic bk.)
9780203008539 (electronic bk.)
0415360994 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
9780415360999
0415360994
9781134235520 (e-book: PDF)
1134235526
9781134235476 (e-book: Mobi)
113423547X
9781134235513 (e-book: ePub)
1134235518
9780415502146 (paperback)
0415502144 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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