Jaina Culture in Medieval Karnataka : Dominance, Dependency and Endurance
Why did the Jainas in Karnataka plunge from a position of supremacy into one of severe dependency? After a steep and steady rise throughout the region from about the fifth century CE, Jaina influence waned dramatically from the late eleventh or early twelfth centuries onwards. In this publication, s...
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De Gruyter
2025
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction: Dependency and Jaina Studies in Karnataka
- Chapter 1 Questions and Conclusions: The Conundrum of the Rise and Decline of Jaina Influence in Medieval Karnataka
- Chapter 2 An Overview of Jaina History in Karnataka: From the Third Century BCE to the Sixteenth Century
- Chapter 3 Digambara Jainism in Karnataka: A Socio-Religious Survey of the Rise and Decline of a Religious Tradition
- Chapter 4 Jainas and Vīraśaivas: An Encounter in Mediaeval Karnataka
- Chapter 5 Development and Destruction, Conversion and Continuity: The Legacy of Jaina Temple Architecture in Karnataka
- Chapter 6 Of Flourishing Economic Exchanges and Political Stereotypes: The Complex Relationship Between Jainas and Muslims in Karnataka
- Then and Now
- Glossary
- List of Plates
- Notes on Contributors
- Index