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Brill's Encyclopedia of Jainism Online [electronic resource] / edited by John E. Cort, Paul Dundas, Knut A. Jacobsen et al.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Janaism--Encyclopedias.
- Janaism--History--Encyclopedias.
- Contemporary Janaism--Encyclopedias.
- Local Subjects:
- Janaism--Encyclopedias.
- Janaism--History--Encyclopedias.
- Contemporary Janaism--Encyclopedias.
- Physical Description:
- All subjects thematically ordered in one online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill Academic Publishers, 2019-.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Brill’s Encyclopedia of Jainism Online makes available up-to-date research on main aspects of the Jain traditions in original essays written by some of the world’s foremost scholars on Jainism. The encyclopedia is thematic and seeks to present a balanced and impartial view of Jainism with a focus on both historical and contemporary traditions and institutions. The articles address topics such as the human condition, pantheons, historical perspectives, regional cultures, renunciation, lay society, ritual, devotion, visual and material culture, time and space, literature, and philosophy and logic. This online edition is still a work in progress; the number, content, format, and organization of the articles remain subject to change.
- Contents:
- List of Contributors
- General Abbreviations
- Journals and Series
- Primary Sources
- Primary Sources Abbreviations
- Akalaṅka
- Animals
- Architecture
- Caste
- Dāna
- Emergence of a Jain Philosophical Identity
- Female Renouncers: Modern Perspectives
- Female Renouncers: Premodern Perspectives
- Formative Period of Jainism (c. 500 BCE – 200 CE)
- Gender and Women in Jainism
- Haribhadra
- Jain Literature in Hindi
- Jain Society: 1800–1947
- Jain Society: 1947–2018
- Jainism and Language Usage
- Jainism on the Internet
- Jains and Muslims
- Jains in Belgium
- Kaivalya and Mokṣa
- Karman and Liberation
- Kundakunda
- Law
- Merchants
- Modern Jain Yoga
- Narrative Literature
- Nonliberated Dieties
- Pārśva and Mahāvīra in History
- Process of Pilgrimage
- Rock-Cut Caves
- Saṃsāra and Karman in the Early Context
- Sculpture
- Śvetāmbara Annual Festivals
- Symbols
- Tapas and Asceticism
- Temples, Icons, and Pūjā
- Umāsvāti.
- ISSN:
- 2590-2768
- Access Restriction:
- Access restricted to subscribers.
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