Understanding Jainism by Babb, Lawrence A.

Understanding Jainism

Jainism is Buddhism's often overlooked cousin. As the only surviving examples of ancient India's non-Vedic religious traditions,...
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Understanding Jainism by Babb, Lawrence A.

Understanding Jainism

$472.79

Understanding Jainism

$472.79
Author: Lawrence A. Babb
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Jainism is Buddhism's often overlooked cousin. As the only surviving examples of ancient India's non-Vedic religious traditions, the two religions are often grouped together as 'heterodoxies', but this is to ignore deep differences between Jain and Buddhist beliefs and practices. Unlike Buddhism, Jainism has hardly spread beyond the Indian subcontinent but Jainism survives in India where it is a prominent element in the mix of Indian religions today.
As an introduction to Jainism as a religious tradition and way of life, this book pays due attention to Jainism's history and doctrinal basics. However the author emphasises the ways in which formal Jain teachings are manifested in the practices of both laity and the monastic elite; explores the distinctive Jain systems of cosmographic and biological knowledge and describes how Jainism is woven into the social identities of Jain communities in modern India.



Author: Lawrence A. Babb
Publisher: Dunedin Academic Press
Published: 04/23/2015
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781780460321

About the Author
Trained as a social anthropologist, Lawrence A. Babb is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Asian Studies at Amherst College. He is the author of several books dealing with religion and society in India.


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