Singing to the Jinas Jain laywomen, Maònòdaòl singing, and the negotiations of Jain devotion

While Western Jaina scholarship has focused on those texts and practices favouring male participation, the Jain community itself relies heavily on lay women's participation for religious education and the performances of key rituals

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kelting, Mary Whitney
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2001, 2001
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:While Western Jaina scholarship has focused on those texts and practices favouring male participation, the Jain community itself relies heavily on lay women's participation for religious education and the performances of key rituals
Physical Description:xx, 268 p. ill., ports
ISBN:9780199834365
0199834369