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Studies in Jaina history and culture : disputes and dialogues / edited by Peter Flügel.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Routledge advances in Jaina studies ; 1.Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2006Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781134235520
  • 1134235526
  • 9781134235476
  • 113423547X
  • 9781134235513
  • 1134235518
  • 9780415502146
  • 0415502144
  • 0203008537
  • 9780203008539
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Studies in Jaina history and cultureDDC classification:
  • 294.409 23
LOC classification:
  • BL1320
Online resources:
Contents:
pt. 1. Orthodoxy and heresy -- part 2. The question of omniscience and Jaina logic -- part 3. Role models for women and female identity -- part 4. Sectarian movements -- part 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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pt. 1. Orthodoxy and heresy -- part 2. The question of omniscience and Jaina logic -- part 3. Role models for women and female identity -- part 4. Sectarian movements -- part 5. Property, law, and ethics.

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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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