Jainism Books

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1. Asceticism and Power in South and Southeast Asia

   Edited by Peter Flügel, Gustaaf Houtman

   Including analyses by top academics in the field, this book takes a unique look at questions of power and asceticism in the Hindu, Jain and Buddhist traditions of South and Southeast Asia. Ideas about power and purity in these three traditions are crucially related to ascetic practices....

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-42384-7 | Hardback (Routledge)

2. Jaina Law and Society

   Edited by Peter Flügel

   This book analyses contemporary Jain identity and legal status in India. It explores these aspects according to the distinct doctrinal interpretations, forms of organisation and legal and ethical codes by different Jain representativies and presents the social history of Jain law and the...

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-54711-6 | Hardback (Routledge)

3. The History of Vegetarianism and Cow-Veneration in India

   By Ludwig Alsdorf, Translated by Bal Patil

   Edited by Willem Bollee

   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, and its historical approach remains relevant...

   February 2010 | 978-0-415-54824-3 | Hardback (Routledge)

4. History, Scripture and Controversy in a Medieval Jain Sect

   By Paul Dundas

   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 author argues that this was variously...

   2006 | 978-0-415-37611-2 | Hardback (Routledge)

5. Studies in Jaina History and Culture: Disputes and Dialogues

   Edited by Peter Flügel

   The last ten years have seen interest in Jainism increasing, with this previously little-known Indian religion assuming a significant place in religious studies. Studies in Jaina History and Culture breaks new ground by investigating the doctrinal differences and debates amongst the Jains rather...

   2006 | 978-0-415-36099-9 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   The Religious Traditions of Asia: Religion, History, and Culture, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Joseph Kitagawa

   This essential student textbook consists of seventeen sections, all written by leading scholars in their different fields. They cover all the religious traditions of Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Tibet, and East Asia. The major traditions that are described and discussed are (from...

   2002 | 978-0-7007-1762-0 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   The Jains, 2nd Edition

   By Paul Dundas

   The Indian religion of Jainism, whose central tenet involves non-violence to all creatures, is one of the world's oldest and least-understood faiths. Dundas looks at Jainism in its social and doctrinal context, explaining its history, sects, scriptures and ritual, and describing how the Jains have,...

   2002 | 978-0-415-26606-2 | Paperback (Routledge)