Singing to the jinas: jain laywomen, mandal singing, and the negotiations of jain devotion
Auteur :
Kelting, M. Whitney
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195140118
Date de publication :
30 août 2001
Dimensions :
23,1 x 15,2 x 3,1 cm
Poids :
544 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The Jain community relies on lay women's participation for religious education, the performance of key rituals, and the locus of religious knowledge. This fieldwork-based study attempts to reconcile these women's understanding of Jainism with the religion as presented in existing scholarship.