Gregory M Clines

Jain Rāmāyaṇa Narratives

Moral Vision and Literary Innovation

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Produktbeschreibung

This book traces how and why Jain authors at different points in history rewrote the story of R¿ma and situates these texts within larger frameworks of South Asian religious history and literature. The book is a valuable contribution to the fields of Jain studies and religion and literature in premodern South Asia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 263g
• ISBN-13: 9780367765736
• ISBN-10: 036776573X
• Artikelnr.: 69925254

Autorenporträt

Gregory M. Clines is Assistant Professor of Religion at Trinity University, USA. His research focuses on early modern Digambara Jainism and Jain R¿m¿yäa literature.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration List of Maps and Figures 1 Introduction: Jains in R
m
yäa Studies and R
m
yäas in Jain Studies PART I 2 Grief, Peace, and Moral Personhood in Ravi
e
a's Padmapur
a PART II 3 Creating Clarity: Jinad
sa Rewrites Ravi
e
a 4 Recognizing Enemies, Internal and External: Exemplarity and the Moral Vision of Jinad
sa's Padmapur
a PART III 5 From Padma to R
m: Language and Performance in Jinad
sa's R
m R
s 6 Performance, Audience, and Quotidian Ethics in the R
m R
s 7 Concluding Thoughts Appendix Index