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The Assembly of Listeners: Jains in Society

By Caroline Humphrey , Michael Carrithers

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1991
ISBN
0521365058, 9780521365055
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5291091 bytes)
Edition
1ST
Pages
342\342
Time added
2014-05-12 16:31:17

Description

The Jains have exerted an influence on Indian society and religion out of proportion with their relatively small numbers. The Assembly of Listeners: The Jains in Society is the first book to address the sociology of the Jains and to discuss the notion of the "community" based on religious affiliation in India. Topics covered include Jain ideals and identity; women in the Jains community; popular Jainism; Jain reform and Jain identity in the UK. This collection is an important theoretical addition to the studies of Indian society, which has previously focused mainly on caste and class politics as the fundamental social units. With much recent fieldwork providing unique information on the ethnography of the Jains, this study will prove indispensable to any scholar interested in this little known but highly influential social group.

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