Jains in the World: Religious Values and Ideology in India

Jains in the World: Religious Values and Ideology in India This book presents a detailed fieldwork-based study of the ancient Indian religion of Jainism. Drawing on field research in northern Gujarat and on the study of both ancient Sanskrit and Prakrit and modern vernacular Jain religious literature, John Cort provides a rounded portrait of the religion as it is practised today. Autor: John E. (Professor of Religion Cort Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press Rok wydania: 2001 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 288 Wymiary: 23.6 x 15.7 x 2.5 cm Ilustracje: numerous halftones, 2 line illustrations, 3 maps Język: angielski ISBN: 9780195132342