An edition of Singing to the Jinas (2001)
Singing to the Jinas
Jain laywomen, Maṇḍaḷ singing, and the negotiations of Jain devotion
By Mary Whitney Kelting
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Publish Date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
eng
Pages
268
Description:
While Western Jaina scholarship has focused on those texts and practices favouring male participation, the Jain community itself relies heavily on lay women's participation for religious education and the performances of key rituals.
subjects: Jainism, Rituals, Women in Jainism, Riten, Vrouwen, Frau, Jainisme, Jainismus, 11.94 religions of India: other