The Jains /
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Author / Creator: | Dundas, Paul, 1952- |
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Edition: | 2nd ed. |
Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 2002. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 354 pages) |
Language: | English |
Series: | Library of religious beliefs and practices Library of religious beliefs and practices. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12011399 |
Summary: | The Indian religion of Jainism, whose central tenet involves non-violence to all creatures, is one of the world's oldest and least-understood faiths. Dundas looks at Jainism in its social and doctrinal context, explaining its history, sects, scriptures and ritual, and describing how the Jains have, over 2500 years, defined themselves as a unique religious community. This revised and expanded edition takes account of new research into Jainism. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 354 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-335) and index. |
ISBN: | 0203398270 9780203398272 0415266068 041526605X 9780415266055 9780415266062 1134501668 9781134501663 1280068957 9781280068959 |