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Jains in the world : religious values and ideology in India /

Based on field research in northern Gujarat as well as on the study of both ancient Sanskrit and modern vernacular religious literature, John Cort gives a rounded portrait of how the religion of Jainism is practised today.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cort, John E., 1953-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Series:Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online. Religion module.
Subjects:
Jainism > Doctrines.
Religious life > Jainism.
Jainism > India.
Jaïnisme > Doctrines.
Jaïnisme > Inde.
RELIGION > Jainism.
Jainism
Jainism > Doctrines
Religious life > Jainism
India
Jainisme.
Religieuze gebruiken.
Geloofsbeleving.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Based on field research in northern Gujarat as well as on the study of both ancient Sanskrit and modern vernacular religious literature, John Cort gives a rounded portrait of how the religion of Jainism is practised today.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 267 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-256) and index.
ISBN:1429401753
9781429401753
9780203398272
0203398270
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1134501668
9781134501618
1134501617
9781134501656
113450165X
9780198030379
0198030371