{"product_id":"the-assembly-of-listeners-jains-in-society-hardback-9780521365055","title":"The Assembly of Listeners; Jains in Society (Hardback) 9780521365055","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Assembly of Listeners\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eJains in Society\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Jains have exerted an influence on Indian Society and religion out of proportion with their relatively small numbers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Carrithers (Edited by), Caroline Humphrey (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521365055, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 April 1991\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm, 0.632 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eReview of the hardback: ' … a volume whose imaginative conception and meticulous execution cannot fail to win one's respect.' Ethnos\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of contributors\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Michael Carrithers and Caroline Humphrey\u003cbr\u003e 1. Jains as a community: a position paper Michael Carrithers and Caroline Humphrey\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Jain Ideals and Jain Identity: 2. Jain ideals and Jain identity Michael Carrithers\u003cbr\u003e 3. Somadeva Suri and the question of Jain canon K. R. Norman\u003cbr\u003e 5. Women and the reproduction of the Jain community Josephine Reynell\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Local Jain Communities: 6. Local Jain communities Caroline Humphrey\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Jain merchant castes of Rasthan: some aspects of the management of social identity in a market town Christine M. Cottam Ellis\u003cbr\u003e 8. Jain shopkeepers and moneylenders: rural informal credit networks in south Rajasthan J. Howard M. Jones\u003cbr\u003e 9. A study of Jains in a Rajasthan town N. K. Singhi\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Jains In The Indian World: 10. Jains in the Indian world Michael Carrithers\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Digambara Jain warrior Paul Dundas\u003cbr\u003e 12. Is there a popular Jainism? Padmanabh Jaini\u003cbr\u003e 13. Fairs and miracles: at the boundaries of the Jain community in Rajasthan Caroline Humphrey\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. New Jain Institutions In India and Beyond: 14. New Jain institutions in India and beyond Caroline Humphrey\u003cbr\u003e 15. Reform movements among jains in modern India Vilas Sangave\u003cbr\u003e 16. Orthodoxy and dissent: varieties of religious belief among immigrant Gujarati jains in Britain Marcus Banks\u003cbr\u003e 17. The foundations of community among southern Digambar Jains: an essay on rhetoric and experience Michael Carrithers\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion Michael Carrithers and Caroline Humphrey\u003cbr\u003e Glossary and pronunciation\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007136977176,"sku":"9780521365055","price":70.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521365055i_d7d6a543-19c1-4c3f-b883-7f993950a85e.jpg?v=1691375753","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-assembly-of-listeners-jains-in-society-hardback-9780521365055","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}