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The Archetypal Actions of Ritual: A Theory of Ritual Illustrated by the Jain Rite of Worship (Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) by Laidlaw Humphrey Publisher Comments Humphrey and Laidlaw present a new and radical general theory of ritual by drawing on an ethnographically rich account of the ritual worship of the Jains of western India. Ritual, they argue, is not a logically separate type of activity, but rather a... (read more) Your price: $85.95 New - Trade Paper 
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The History of Vegetarianism and Cow-Veneration in India (Routledge Advances in Jaina Studies) by Alsdorf Ludwig Bollee Willem Publisher Comments For the first time, this influential study by Ludwig Alsdorf is made available to an English speaking audience, translated by Bal Patil. It focuses on two of the most pertinent issues in Indian religion, the history of vegetarianism and cow-veneration... (read more) Your price: $153.95 New - Hardcover
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Riches and Renunciation: Religion, Economy, and Society Among the Jains (Oxford Studies in Social & Cultural Anthropology) by James Laidlaw Publisher Comments The Jains of India are a flourishing and prosperous community, but their religion is focused on the teaching and example of ascetic renouncers, whose austere regime is actually dedicated to ending worldly life and often culminates in a fast to death... (read more) Your price: $103.75 New - Trade Paper
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Studies in Jaina History and Culture (Routledge Advances in Jaina Studies) by Peter Flugel Publisher Comments Peter Flugel provides a representative snapshot of the current state of Jaina studies that will interest students and academics involved in the study of religion or South Asian cultures.... (read more) Your price: $238.25 New - Hardcover
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History, Scripture and Controversy in a Medieval Jain Sect by Paul Dundas Publisher Comments Examining the history and intellectual activity of the medieval Svetambara Jain renunciant order, the Tapa Gaccha, this book focuses on the consolidation by the Tapa Gaccha from the thirteenth century of its identity as the leading Svetambara order. The... (read more) Available July 2012 Your price: $53.50 New - Trade Paper 
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History, Scriputure and Controversy in a Medieval Jain Sect (Routledge Advances in Jaina Studies) by Paul Dundas Publisher Comments Examining the history and intellectual activity of the medieval Svetambara Jain renunciant order, the Tapa Gaccha, this book focuses on the consolidation by the Tapa Gaccha from the thirteenth century of its identity as the leading Svetambara order. The... (read more) Your price: $179.25 New - Hardcover
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Inviting Death: Indian Attitudes Towards the Ritual Death by S. Settar Your price: $144.50 New - Trade Paper
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Jaina Sutras by Hermann Jacobi TOC pt. 1. The ãAkãarãaçnga sãutra. The Kalpa sãutra.--pt. 2. The Uttarãadhyayana sãutra. The Sãutrakritãaçnga sãutra.... (read more) Your price: $57.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Viyahapannatti Bhagavai: the Fifth Anga of the Jaina Canon by Josef Deleu Description Includes bibliographical references (p. A-I) and indexes.... (read more) Your price: $21.50 Used - Hardcover
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Coalfield Jews: An Appalachian History by Deborah R. Weiner Publisher Comments The stories of vibrant eastern European Jewish communities in the Appalachian coalfields Coalfield Jews explores the intersection of two simultaneous historic events: central Appalachia’s transformative coal boom (1880s-1920), and the mass... (read more) Your price: $74.25 New - Hardcover
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Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Move #53: Historical Dictionary of Jainism by Kristi L. Wiley Publisher Comments Jain is the term used for a person who has faith in the teachings of the Jinas (Spiritual Victors). Jinas are human beings who have overcome all passions (kasayas) and have attained enlightenment or omniscience (kevala-jnana), who teach the truths they... (read more) Your price: $97.95 New - Hardcover
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Open Boundaries: Jain Communities and Cultures in Indian History (Suny Series, Hindu Studies) by John E. Cort Publisher Comments Open Boundaries provides a new perspective on Jainism, one of the oldest yet least-studied of the world's living religions. Ten closely-focused studies investigate the interactions between Jains and non-Jains in South Asian society, with detailed studies... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Trade Paper
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Heroic Wives Rituals, Stories and the Virtues of Jain Wifehood by M. Whitney Kelting Publisher Comments Although in Hinduism it is mainly used to refer to widow immolation, the term 'sati' means 'true woman' - a female hero. Whitney Kelting has learned that in Jainism satis appear as subjects of devotional hymns. This seems paradoxical, given that Jain... (read more) Your price: $86.95 New - Hardcover
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Jewish Ethics as Dialogue: Using Spiritual Language to Re-Imagine a Better World by Moses L. Pava Synopsis This book argues that Jewish values are not fixed propositions embedded in written form that can be easily handed off from one generation to the next. Jewish values are necessarily the product of contemporary Jewish minds.... (read more) Your price: $98.25 New - Hardcover
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Jainism: An Introduction by Jeffery D. Long Publisher Comments Jainism evokes images of monks wearing face-masks to protect insects and mico-organisms from being inhaled. Or of Jains sweeping the ground in front of them to ensure that living creatures are not inadvertently crushed: a practice of non-violence so... (read more) Your price: $94.25 New - Hardcover
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Jainism and Ecology: Nonviolence in the Web of Life (Religions of the World and Ecology) by Christopher Key Chapple Publisher Comments The twenty-five-hundred-year-old tradition of Jainism, which emphasizes nonviolence as the only true path leading to liberation, offers a worldview seemingly compatible with the goals of environmental activism. But can Jainism adopt a sociocentric... (read more) Your price: $44.50 New - Hardcover
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Jaina Community a Social Survey by Vilas Adinath Sangave Your price: $35.00 Used - Hardcover
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Jainism: A Guide for the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed) by Sherry Fohr Available July 2013 Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Aspects of Brahmanical Influence on the Jaina Mythology by Shaktidhar Jha Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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Studies in Jaina History and Culture: Disputes and Dialogues by Peter Flugel Available July 2012 Your price: $50.75 New - Trade Paper
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