Guardians of the Transcendent - An Ethnography of a Jain Ascetic Community

Explores the many facets of what constitutes a moral life within the Terapanthi Svetambar Jain ascetic community, and examines the central role ascetics play in upholding the Jain moral order.

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By Anne Vallely

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Explores the many facets of what constitutes a moral life within the Terapanthi Svetambar Jain ascetic community, and examines the central role ascetics play in upholding the Jain moral order.

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• Authors: Anne Vallely
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780802084156
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-8415-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 222 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 440 g
• Series: Anthropological Horizons; Anthropological Horizons (Univ; Anthropological Horizons; Anthropological Horizons (Univ
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology