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GENDER AND SALVATION: JAINA DEBATES ON THE SPIRITUAL By Padmanabh S. Jaini
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller notes
- “name inside front cover, writing and highlighting on few first pages”
- Type
- Hardcover
- Original Language
- English
- Publication Name
- University of California Press
- ISBN-10
- 0520068203
- ISBN
- 9780520068209
- Book Title
- Gender and Salvation : Jaina Debates on the Spiritual Liberation of Women
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publication Year
- 1991
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Genre
- Religion, Social Science
- Topic
- Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Gender Studies, Jainism
- Item Weight
- 17.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 250 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520068203
ISBN-13
9780520068209
eBay Product ID (ePID)
196715
Product Key Features
Book Title
Gender and Salvation : Jaina Debates on the Spiritual Liberation of Women
Number of Pages
250 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Gender Studies, Jainism
Publication Year
1991
Genre
Religion, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
17.8 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Preface by
Goldman, Robert
LCCN
90-031873
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
294.4/178344
Synopsis
Is a total renunciation of clothing a prerequisite to attaining salvation? In Gender and Salvation, P. S. Jaini brings to light heretofore untranslated texts centering on a centuries-old debate between the two principal Jaina sects, the Digambaras and the Svetambaras. At the core of the debate is the question: should gender-based differences of biology and life experience condition or limit an individual's ability to accomplish the ultimate religious goal? For the Digambaras, the example of total nudity set by Mahavira (599-527 B.C.), the central spiritual figure of Jainism, mandates an identical practice for all who aspire to the highest levels of religious attainment. For the Svetambaras, the renunciation necessary occurs purely on an internal level and is neither affected nor confirmed by the absence of clothes. Both sects agree, however, that nudity is not permitted for women under any circumstances. The Digambaras, therefore, believe that a woman cannot attain salvation, while the Svetambaras believe they can. Through their analysis of this dilemma, the Jaina thinkers whose texts are translated here demonstrate a level of insight into the material and spiritual constraints on women that transcends the particular question of salvation and relates directly to current debates on the effects of gender in our own society., Is a total renunciation of clothing a prerequisite to attaining salvation? In Gender and Salvation , P. S. Jaini brings to light heretofore untranslated texts centering on a centuries-old debate between the two principal Jaina sects, the Digambaras and the Svetambaras. At the core of the debate is the question: should gender-based differences of biology and life experience condition or limit an individual's ability to accomplish the ultimate religious goal? For the Digambaras, the example of total nudity set by Mahavira (599-527 B.C.), the central spiritual figure of Jainism, mandates an identical practice for all who aspire to the highest levels of religious attainment. For the Svetambaras, the renunciation necessary occurs purely on an internal level and is neither affected nor confirmed by the absence of clothes. Both sects agree, however, that nudity is not permitted for women under any circumstances. The Digambaras, therefore, believe that a woman cannot attain salvation, while the Svetambaras believe they can. Through their analysis of this dilemma, the Jaina thinkers whose texts are translated here demonstrate a level of insight into the material and spiritual constraints on women that transcends the particular question of salvation and relates directly to current debates on the effects of gender in our own society.
LC Classification Number
BL1375.W65J35 1990
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