Riches and Renunciation: Religion, Economy, and Society Among the Jains

by James Laidlaw

The Jains of India are a flourishing and prosperous community, but their religion is focused on the teaching and example of ascetic renouncers, whose austere regime is actually dedicated to ending worldly life and often culminates in a fast to death. This book, which draws upon a detailed
study of Jainism in the city of Jaipur, shows how renunciation and ascetism play a central part in the life of a thriving business community, and how world-renunciation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198280424
• ISBN13: 9780198280422
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"