LEADER 03474nam 22005895 450 001 9910255449603321 005 20230810235703.0 010 $a81-322-3756-0 024 7 $a10.1007/978-81-322-3756-3 035 $a(CKB)4100000001795258 035 $a(DE-He213)978-81-322-3756-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5247443 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000001795258 100 $a20180125d2017 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aReading History with the Tamil Jainas$b[electronic resource] $eA Study on Identity, Memory and Marginalisation /$fby R. Umamaheshwari 205 $a1st ed. 2017. 210 1$aNew Delhi :$cSpringer India :$cImprint: Springer,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (XXX, 326 p. 106 illus., 58 illus. in color.) 225 1 $aSophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures,$x2211-1115 ;$v22 311 $a81-322-3755-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. On Reading History, and a Community -- 2. Jaina Studies: A Historical Overview -- 3. Recovery of Self? 3.Community Narratives, Inscriptional Records: A Chronicle of Journeys through Tamil Jaina Villages -- 4.?Retrieving?, Seeking, the Tamil Jaina Self: The Politics of Memory, Identity and Tamil Language -- 5. On Mapping the Layers of Community Histories: Some Concluding Remarks. Annexures. Bibliography. General Index. 330 $aThis book provides a social history of the Tamil Jainas, a minority community living in Tamil Nadu in south India. It holds special significance in the method of studying the community, living in villages of Tamil Nadu and retrieving their perspectives on their past. This is a new approach in terms of historiography from extant works on Jainism in south India. A major feature of this book is the hitherto uncovered aspect of the question of language and identity, caste and the modern socio-political movements in Tamil Nadu, such as the Self-Respect Movement (initiated by ?Periyar?), in which some Tamil Jainas were active participants. Special features in the book include photographs of the community and monuments, maps, and a unique style, which combines a journalistic approach and academic historical research. This book is of interest to readers of Tamil language and history, and to anyone working on the idea of politics of marginalisation of religious identities, ide as of memory, and community narratives of shared history in the face of religious persecution. . 410 0$aSophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures,$x2211-1115 ;$v22 606 $aReligion$xHistory 606 $aPhilosophy, Modern 606 $aEthnology$zAsia 606 $aCulture 606 $aHistory of Religion 606 $aPhilosophical Traditions 606 $aAsian Culture 615 0$aReligion$xHistory. 615 0$aPhilosophy, Modern. 615 0$aEthnology 615 0$aCulture. 615 14$aHistory of Religion. 615 24$aPhilosophical Traditions. 615 24$aAsian Culture. 676 $a294.409 700 $aUmamaheshwari$b R$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01000353 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910255449603321 996 $aReading History with the Tamil Jainas$92296076 997 $aUNINA