| Riches and Renunciation: Religion, Economy, and Society Among the Jains (Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) |  | Author: James Laidlaw
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 6614219
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.8 x 1.2
ISBN: 0198280319
Dewey Decimal Number: 294.409544
EAN: 9780198280316
ASIN: 0198280319
Publication Date: February 22, 1996
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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. This book, which draws upon a detailed study of Jainism in the city of Jaipur, shows how renunciation and ascetism play a central part in the life of a thriving business community, and how world-renunciation combines for Jain families with the pursuit of worldly happiness.
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