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
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2001, 2001
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
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 |
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Physical Description: | xx, 268 p. ill., ports |
ISBN: | 9780199834365 0199834369 |