Jainism A Guide For The Perplexed

Author : Sherry Fohr
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781474227568

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Jainism: A Guide for the Perplexed by Sherry Fohr Pdf

Jainism is arguably the most non-violent and austere religion in the world. While lay Jains attempt to never harm humans or animals, the strict non-violence followed by the highly revered monks and nuns also proscribes harm to any living being, even a microscopic organism. And while laywomen (and a few laymen) undergo long and difficult fasts, the longest being for one month, renouncers' austerities also include pulling their hair out by the roots two to five times a year, walking bare-foot throughout India most of the year, and, in the case of some monks, not wearing any clothing at all. Jainism: A Guide for the Perplexed is a clear and thorough account of this fascinating tradition, explaining many basic Jain values, beliefs and practices in the same way they are taught to Jains themselves, through the medium of sacred narratives. Drawing from Jainism's copious and influential narrative tradition, the author explores the inner-logic of how renouncers' and laypeople's values and practices depend on an intricate Jain worldview.

Author : Sherry Fohr
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781474227551

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Jainism: A Guide for the Perplexed by Sherry Fohr Pdf

Jainism is arguably the most non-violent and austere religion in the world. While lay Jains attempt to never harm humans or animals, the strict non-violence followed by the highly revered monks and nuns also proscribes harm to any living being, even a microscopic organism. And while laywomen (and a few laymen) undergo long and difficult fasts, the longest being for one month, renouncers' austerities also include pulling their hair out by the roots two to five times a year, walking bare-foot throughout India most of the year, and, in the case of some monks, not wearing any clothing at all. Jainism: A Guide for the Perplexed is a clear and thorough account of this fascinating tradition, explaining many basic Jain values, beliefs and practices in the same way they are taught to Jains themselves, through the medium of sacred narratives. Drawing from Jainism's copious and influential narrative tradition, the author explores the inner-logic of how renouncers' and laypeople's values and practices depend on an intricate Jain worldview.

Author : Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441153661

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Sikhism: A Guide for the Perplexed by Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair Pdf

Sikhism's short but relatively eventful history provides a fascinating insight into the working of misunderstood and seemingly contradictory themes such as politics and religion, violence and mysticism, culture and spirituality, orality and textuality, public sphere versus private sphere, tradition and modernity. This book presents students with a careful analysis of these complex themes as they have manifested themselves in the historical evolution of the Sikh traditions and the encounter of Sikhs with modernity and the West, in the philosophical teachings of its founders and their interpretation by Sikh exegetes, and in Sikh ethical and intellectual responses to contemporary issues in an increasingly secular and pluralistic world. Sikhism: A Guide for the Perplexed serves as an ideal guide to Sikhism, and also for students of Asian studies, Sociology of Religion and World Religions.

Author : R. David Nelson,Charles Raith II
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567318572

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Ecumenism: A Guide for the Perplexed by R. David Nelson,Charles Raith II Pdf

Ecumenism: A Guide for the Perplexed is a comprehensive introduction to the methods, achievements, and future prospects of the modern ecumenical movement. The authors begin the volume by charting out a serviceable definition of ecumenism, a term that has long been a source of confusion for students of theology and church history. They review the chronology of the modern ecumenical movement and highlight the major events, figures, accomplishments, and impasses. This historical survey is followed by critical examinations of three significant challenges for contemporary ecumenical theology and practice. Along the way, the authors provide commentary upon the difficulties and prospects that the ecumenical movement might anticipate as it enters this new millennium.

Author : Kerry Walters
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781441115294

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Vegetarianism: A Guide for the Perplexed by Kerry Walters Pdf

Critically examines philosophical, ethical and religious arguments for and against vegetarianism.

Author : Melanie Barbato
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004276765

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Jain Approaches to Plurality by Melanie Barbato Pdf

In Jain Approaches to Plurality Melanie Barbato offers a new perspective on the Jain teaching of plurality (anekāntavāda) and how it allowed Jains to engage with other discourses from Indian inter-school philosophy to global interreligious dialogue.

Author : Gregory M. Clines
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000584141

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Jain Rāmāyaṇa Narratives by Gregory M. Clines Pdf

Jain Rāmāyaṇa Narratives: Moral Vision and Literary Innovation traces how and why Jain authors at different points in history rewrote the story of Rāma and situates these texts within larger frameworks of South Asian religious history and literature. The book argues that the plot, characters, and the very history of Jain Rāma composition itself served as a continual font of inspiration for authors to create and express novel visions of moral personhood. In making this argument, the book examines three versions of the Rāma story composed by two authors, separated in time and space by over 800 years and thousands of miles. The first is Raviṣeṇa, who composed the Sanskrit Padmapurāṇa (“The Deeds of Padma”), and the second is Brahma Jinadāsa, author of both a Sanskrit Padmapurāṇa and a vernacular (bhāṣā) version of the story titled Rām Rās (“The Story of Rām”). While the three compositions narrate the same basic story and work to shape ethical subjects, they do so in different ways and with different visions of what a moral person actually is. A close comparative reading focused on the differences between these three texts reveals the diverse visions of moral personhood held by Jains in premodernity and demonstrates the innovative narrative strategies authors utilized in order to actualize those visions. The book is thus a valuable contribution to the fields of Jain studies and religion and literature in premodern South Asia.

Author : Marcel Poorthuis,Eric Ottenheijm
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004417526

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Parables in Changing Contexts by Marcel Poorthuis,Eric Ottenheijm Pdf

In Parables in Changing Contexts, new venues in the comparative study of parables are addressed by scholars of Judaism, New Testament, Buddhism and Islam. Essays cover parables in the synoptic Gospels, Rabbinic midrash, and parabolic tales and fables in the Babylonian Talmud.

Author : Jeffery D. Long
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781845116255

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Jainism by Jeffery D. Long Pdf

In his treatment of the Jain religion, Long makes an ancient tradition fully intelligible to the modern reader. He traces the history of the Jain community from founding sage Mahavira to the present day.

Author : Prof.Dr.PEDARAPU CHENNA REDDY
Publisher : Blue Rose Publishers
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-16
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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SWASTIKA by Prof.Dr.PEDARAPU CHENNA REDDY Pdf

SWASTIKA: Epigraphy, Numismatics, Religion and Philosophical Studies is a Festschrift presented to Prof. Hampa Nagarajaiah a renowned Jaina Scholar in India, on his 85th birth anniversary (7th October 1936) . Prof. Hampana one of the major litterateurs of Karnataka, has authored more than 80 books in English and Kannada. His writings, spread over more than five decades, cover a wide range of topics embracing different disciplines and fields of research. Some of his books have been translated into English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tulu, Tamil and Telugu. He has taught undergraduate and post- graduates students, for over 37 years. He has served Kannada sahitya parishad , as secretary for 8 years, as well president for 8 years , With ‘hampana’ as his nam de plume , he is a recipient of a number of state and national Awards. Contemporary literati honoured him with 8 festschrifts.. His contribution to the study of Jainology, in particular, insignificant and seminal. These articles in other way serve as garland of flowers to decor Prof. Hampa Nagarajaiah; A great scholar in Jainism, Literature, Epigraphy, Numismatics, Religion and Philosophy , History and Cultural Studies. There are more than 31 articles shedding light on Recent Trends in Jainism Studies. This prestigious volume contains a wide spectrum of research articles covering Jainism in Archaeology, Art, and Architecture. The volume containing a good collection of research papers contributed by renowned authors from India and abroad will serve as an important source of information and reference book for research students and teachers as well. Incidentally, this volume also highlights the love and affection of Prof. Hampa Nagarajaiah enjoys in the intellectual world.

Author : Younus Samadzada
Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781637101421

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The History of the Rise and Fall of the World's Religions and their Evolution by Younus Samadzada Pdf

This book chronologically documents the rise and fall of the major religions of the world and explores the role that various cultural factors such as dance, trance, music, song, and language have played in this evolution. The role that leaders play in the evolution of religion is also discussed. Starting from the primitive religions of hunter-gatherer societies in which religion was not part of any institution, the next stages of human life from the agricultural revolution to the modern religions of today are discussed. Among the modern religions discussed are Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Scientology, and numerous others. The reader is further provided with a unique perspective on the potential good and evil aspects of religion and the very reality of the existence of a God or gods, and the possible downfalls of the religious belief system.

Author : Moses Maimonides
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Jewish philosophy
ISBN : NLI:2108896-60

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The Guide of the Perplexed of Maimonides by Moses Maimonides Pdf

Author : Colin Marshall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780429787164

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Comparative Metaethics by Colin Marshall Pdf

This collection of original essays explores metaethical views from outside the mainstream European tradition. The guiding motivation is that important discussions about the ultimate nature of morality can be found far beyond ancient Greece and modern Europe. The volume’s aim is to show how rich the possibilities are for comparative metaethics, and how much these comparisons offer challenges and new perspectives to contemporary analytic metaethics. Representing five continents, the thinkers discussed range from ancient Egyptian, ancient Chinese, and the Mexican (Aztec) cultures to more recent thinkers like Augusto Salazar Bondy, Bimal Krishna Matilal, Nishida Kitarō, and Susan Sontag. The philosophical topics discussed include religious language, moral discovery, moral disagreement, essences’ relation to evaluative facts, metaphysical harmony and moral knowledge, naturalism, moral perception, and quasi-realism. This volume will be of interest to anyone interested in metaethics or comparative philosophy.

Author : Aaron W. Hughes,Russell T. McCutcheon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000478976

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Religion in 50 More Words by Aaron W. Hughes,Russell T. McCutcheon Pdf

Religion in 50 More Words: A Redescriptive Vocabulary provides a succinct historical, social, and political examination of some of the key words used in the modern study of religion. Differing from the first volume’s more theoretical focus, this volume analyzes more common first order descriptive terms that are used throughout the field, inviting readers to theorize their traditional vocabulary. Topics covered include: • Atheism/Theism • Conversion • Cult • Evil • Fundamentalism • Idol • Magic • Pilgrimage • Ritual • Sacrifice Religion in 50 More Words submits such terms to a critical interrogation and subsequent redescription. This paves the way for a collective and more critical reframing of the field. The volume, along with Religion in 50 Words, provides an indispensable resource for students and academics working in the field of religious studies and cognate disciplines.

Author : Oliver P. Richmond,Gëzim Visoka
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1796 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030779542

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The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Peace and Conflict Studies by Oliver P. Richmond,Gëzim Visoka Pdf

This encyclopaedia provides a comprehensive overview of major theories and approaches to the study of peace and conflict across different humanities and social sciences disciplines. Peace and conflict studies (PCS) is one of the major sub-disciplines of international studies (including political science and international relations), and has emerged from a need to understand war, related systems and concepts and how to respond to it afterward. As a living reference work, easily discoverable and searchable, the Palgrave Encyclopedia of Peace and Conflict Studies offers solid material for understanding the foundational, historical, and contemporary themes, concepts, theories, events, organisations, and frameworks concerning peace, conflict, security, rights, institutions and development. The Palgrave Encyclopaedia of Peace and Conflict Studies brings together leading and emerging scholars from different disciplines to provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource on peace and conflict studies ever produced.