Jainism An Introduction

Informationen zum Autor Jeffery D Long is Associate Professor of Religion and Asian Studies! and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies! at Elizabethtown College! Pennsylvania. He is the author of A Vision for Hinduism: Beyond Hindu Nationalism! published by I.B.Tauris in 2006. Klappentext Traces the history of the Jain community from founding sage Mahavira to the present day. This book explores asceticism! worship! the life of the Jain layperson! relations between Jainism and other Indic traditions! the Jain philosophy of relativity! and the implications of Jain ideals for the contemporary world. Zusammenfassung Traces the history of the Jain community from founding sage Mahavira to the present day. This book explores asceticism! worship! the life of the Jain layperson! relations between Jainism and other Indic traditions! the Jain philosophy of relativity! and the implications of Jain ideals for the contemporary world.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jeffery D Long, Jeffrey D. Long, Jeffery D. Long
• Editore: Tauris, I.B.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 30.05.2009
• Categoria: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazi; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni
• EAN: 9781845116255
• ISBN: 978-1-84511-625-5
• Numero di pagine: 264
• Serie: I.B.Tauris Introductions to Re; I.B.Tauris Introductions to Re
• Categorie: RELIGION / History; Religion - World Religions; Jainismus; RELIGION / Jainism