Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xiv + 328pp. Internally clean. Binding firm. Dust jacket has faded spine. Edges slightly marked. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Religion & Theology; India; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0521365058. ISBN/EAN: 9780521365055. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 60362.

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Title

The Assembly of Listeners: Jains in Society

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Publication Date

1991

Language

English

ISBN 10

0521365058

ISBN 13

9780521365055

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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The Jains have exerted an influence on Indian Society and religion out of proportion with their relatively small numbers. The Assembly of Listeners: Jains in Society addresses the sociology of the Jains and discusses the notion of the 'community' based on religious affiliation in India. Topics covered include Jain ideals and identity; women in the Jains community; popular Jainism; Jain reform and Jain identity in the UK. This collection is an important theoretical addition to the study of Indian society, which has previously focused mainly on caste and class politics as the fundamental social units. With much recent fieldwork providing unique information on the ethnography of the Jains, this study will prove indispensable to any scholar interested in this little-known but highly influential social group.

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Review of the hardback: ' ... not just a major contribution to the anthropology of Jainism, but also, indirectly, to the anthropology of South Asia's towns and cities.' Man

Review of the hardback: ' ... a volume whose imaginative conception and meticulous execution cannot fail to win one's respect.' Ethnos

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