The Assembly of Listeners
Subtitle: Jains in Society
Contributors: Michael Carrithers (Editor); Caroline Humphrey (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: April 26, 1991
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780521365055
Subjects: Social & cultural anthropology; Sociology; India; Asian And Oriental Religions; Social Groups; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Jaina sociology; Anthropology - General; Jains--India--Congresses; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural; Anthropology - Cultural; Congresses; Jains
First sentence: Although Jains have exerted an influence on Indian society and religion out of proportion to their relatively small numbers, they have received very little attention from scholars until the last few years.