AuthorCort, John E., 1953-
TitleJains in the world [electronic resource] : religious values and ideology in India / John E. Cort
Imprint New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001
Connect tohttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/0195132343.001.0001
Descript 1 online resource (xii, 288 p.) : ill., maps

SUMMARY

Based on field research in northern Gujarat as well as on the study of both ancient Sanskrit and modern vernacular religious literature, John Cort gives a rounded portrait of how the religion of Jainism is practised today


SUBJECT

  1. Jainism -- Doctrines
  2. Religious life -- Jainism