Studies in Jaina history and culture disputes and dialogues
The last ten years have seen interest in Jainism increasing, with this previously little-known Indian religion assuming a significant place in religious studies. Studies in Jaina History and Culture breaks new ground by investigating the doctrinal differences and debates amongst the Jains rather tha...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge
2006.
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| Series: | Routledge advances in Jaina studies.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009429718006719 |
| Summary: | The last ten years have seen interest in Jainism increasing, with this previously little-known Indian religion assuming a significant place in religious studies. Studies in Jaina History and Culture breaks new ground by investigating the doctrinal differences and debates amongst the Jains rather than presenting Jainism as a seamless whole whose doctrinal core has remained virtually unchanged throughout its long history. The focus of the book is the discourse concerning orthodoxy and heresy in the Jaina tradition, the question of omniscience and Jaina logic, role models for w |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (497 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781134235520 9781280518041 9786610518043 9780203008539 |
