Brill's encyclopedia of Jainism online /

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Imprint:Leiden : Brill, [2019?]-
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Journal
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11962605
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Varying Form of Title:Encyclopedia of Jainism online
Other authors / contributors:Cort, John E., 1953- editor.
Dundas, Paul, 1952- editor.
Jacobsen, Knut A., 1956- editor.
Wiley, Kristi L., 1949- editor.
Brill Academic Publishers, issuing body.
Notes:Online resource; title from home page (viewed August 20, 2019).
Summary:"Brill's Encyclopedia of Jainism Online makes available up-to-date research on main aspects of the Jain traditions in original essays written by some of the world's foremost scholars on Jainism. The encyclopedia is thematic and seeks to present a balanced and impartial view of Jainism with a focus on both historical and contemporary traditions and institutions. The articles address topics such as the human condition, pantheons, historical perspectives, regional cultures, renunciation, lay society, ritual, devotion, visual and material culture, time and space, literature, and philosophy and logic."