Singing to the Jinas
Subtitle: Jain laywomen, Maṇḍaḷ singing, and the negotiations of Jain devotion
By: M. Whitney Kelting.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
Subjects: Women in Jainism.; Jainism -- Rituals.
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-254) and index.