LEADER 03087oam 2200613I 450 001 9910495961303321 005 20230421041146.0 010 $a0-520-91708-1 010 $a0-585-10820-X 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520917088 035 $a(CKB)111054828792278 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000096237 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12034076 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000096237 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10082377 035 $a(PQKB)10831287 035 $a(OCoLC)ocm56777840 035 $a(DE-B1597)648287 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520917088 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111054828792278 100 $a20160829d1996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAbsent lord $eascetics and kings in a Jain ritual culture /$fLawrence A. Babb 210 1$aBerkeley :$cUniversity of California Press,$d1996. 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 244 pages) $cillustrations, map 225 1 $aComparative studies in religion and society ;$v8 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-520-20324-0 311 0 $a0-520-20323-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 223-230) and index. 330 $aWhat does it mean to worship beings that one believes are completely indifferent to, and entirely beyond the reach of, any form of worship whatsoever? How would such a relationship with sacred beings affect the religious life of a community? Using these questions as his point of departure, Lawrence A. Babb explores the ritual culture of image-worshipping Svetambar Jains of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan.Jainism traces its lineages back to the ninth century B.C.E. and is, along with Buddhism, the only surviving example of India's ancient non-Vedic religious traditions. It is known and celebrated for its systematic practice of non-violence and for the intense rigor of the asceticism it promotes. A unique aspect of Babb's study is his linking of the Jain tradition to the social identity of existing Jain communities.Babb concludes by showing that Jain ritual culture can be seen as a variation on pan-Indian ritual patterns. In illuminating this little-known religious tradition, he demonstrates that divine "absence" can be as rich as divine "presence" in its possibilities for informing a religious response to the cosmos. 410 0$aComparative studies in religion and society ;$v8 606 $aJainism$xRituals 606 $aReligious life$xJainism 606 $aReligion$2HILCC 606 $aPhilosophy & Religion$2HILCC 606 $aJainism$2HILCC 615 0$aJainism$xRituals 615 0$aReligious life$xJainism 615 7$aReligion 615 7$aPhilosophy & Religion 615 7$aJainism 676 $a294.4/92 700 $aBabb$b Lawrence A.$01095272 712 02$aCalifornia Digital Library.$beScholarship. 801 0$bPQKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910495961303321 996 $aAbsent lord$92862324 997 $aUNINA