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The Assembly of Listeners : Jains in Society by Professor of Anthropology Michael Carrithers; Michael Carrithers; Caroline Humphrey; University Lecturer in Social Anthropology and Fellow Caroline Humphrey is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Assembly of Listeners : Jains in Society about?

The Jains have exerted an influence on Indian society and religion out of proportion with their relatively small numbers. The Assembly of Listeners: The Jains in Society is the first book to address the sociology of the Jains and to discuss 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 studies 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.

Who reads The Assembly of Listeners : Jains in Society?

Author

Professor of Anthropology Michael Carrithers; Michael Carrithers; Caroline Humphrey; University Lecturer in Social Anthropology and Fellow Caroline Humphrey

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

1991

Language

EN

ISBN

9780521365055

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sociology, Religion, Anthropology