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Jainism: A Guide for the Perplexed: Guides for the Perplexed

Autor Dr Sherry Fohr
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 ian 2015
Jainism is arguably the most non-violent and austere religion in the world. While lay Jains attempt to never harm humans or animals, the strict non-violence followed by the highly revered monks and nuns also proscribes harm to any living being, even a microscopic organism. And while laywomen (and a few laymen) undergo long and difficult fasts, the longest being for one month, renouncers' austerities also include pulling their hair out by the roots two to five times a year, walking bare-foot throughout India most of the year, and, in the case of some monks, not wearing any clothing at all.Jainism: A Guide for the Perplexedis a clear and thorough account of this fascinating tradition, explaining many basic Jain values, beliefs and practices in the same way they are taught to Jains themselves, through the medium of sacred narratives. Drawing from Jainism's copious and influential narrative tradition, the author explores the inner-logic of how renouncers' and laypeople's values and practices depend on an intricate Jain worldview.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781441165947
ISBN-10: 1441165940
Pagini: 176
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Seria Guides for the Perplexed

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Although Jainism has a significant following of around four million adherents, there has been relatively little published about Jain renouncers and laypeople.

Notă biografică

Sherry Fohris Associate Professor of Religion and Co-Director of Women's Studies, Converse College, South Carolina, USA.

Cuprins

Introduction: Religious, Historical, and Social Contexts 1. Worldview, Karma, and Ethics 2. Why Jainism Survives: Jain Sects and Sub-sects Chapter 3. Exemplars for Monks: The Twenty-Four Re-Founders (Jinas) of Jainism Chapter4. Exemplars for Nuns and Laywomen: Virtuous Women Chapter 5. Exemplars for Laymen: the Kings and Gods Chapter 6. Rituals, Festivals, and Devotional Worship Glossary Websites Bibliography Index

Recenzii

Jains have long learned the principles and history of Jainism through narratives. Stories are at the heart of the sermons that mendicants regularly deliver to laypeople. Mothers and grand-mothers recount narratives to young Jains. In the home of most Jains are one or more bookshelves full of volumes of edifying tales. Sherry Fohr has followed this time-honored example, and provided an accessible introduction to the Jain tradition through narratives. The reader will encounter memorable characters and memorable tales, and in the process come to see why Jainism has been one of the world's enduring religious systems that has provided insights to generations of seekers for three-thousand years.
Jainism is an ancient religious tradition whose central precept is the necessity of practising non-violence towards all living creatures. However, despite the obvious relevance of this noble and compassionate perspective, Jainism is less well known in the modern world than it deserves to be. In this fresh and stimulating introduction Sherry Fohr conveys a wonderful sense of how Jainism has evolved over the centuries as a distinctive religion and the manner in which its teachings continue to shape and inspire the lives of its adherents. Fohr is particularly successful in giving a sense of the texture of the lives of Jain women and throughout the book she skilfully integrates classic Jain narratives to highlight her discussion. This is a book from which those interested in Indian religions and members of the Jain community alike will gain both profit and pleasure and it will undoubtedly ensure that in future there will be much less perplexity about Jainism.
An enticing book, which teaches Jainism the way it is learnt by those who follow it-through stories