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Singing to the Jinas : Jain laywomen, Maṇḍaḷ singing, and the negotiations of Jain devotion /

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While Western Jaina scholarship has focused on those texts and practices favouring male participation, the Jain community itself relies heavily on lay women's participation for religious education and the performances of key rituals.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kelting, Mary Whitney
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Women in Jainism.
Jainism > Rituals.
Femmes dans le jaïnisme.
Jaïnisme > Rituel.
RELIGION > Jainism.
Jainism > Rituals
Women in Jainism
Jainisme.
Vrouwen.
Riten.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:While Western Jaina scholarship has focused on those texts and practices favouring male participation, the Jain community itself relies heavily on lay women's participation for religious education and the performances of key rituals.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 268 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-254) and index.
ISBN:1429403985
9781429403986
0195140117
9780195140118
0198032110
9780198032113