Heroic wives [[electronic resource] ] : rituals, stories, and the virtues of Jain wifehood / / M. Whitney Kelting

• Autore: Kelting Mary Whitney
• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.4086
• Soggetto topico: Women in Jainism; Jaina women - Conduct of life; Wives - India - Conduct of life; Marriage - Religious aspects - Jainism; Jainism - Rituals
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Although in Hinduism it is mainly used to refer to widow immolation, the term 'sati' means 'true woman' - a female hero. Whitney Kelting has learned that in Jainism satis appear as subjects of devotional hymns. This seems paradoxical, given that Jain spirituality is to disengage oneself from worldly existence and Jain devotionalism is usually directed toward those souls who have reached perfect detachment. In fact, however, there is a vast corpus of popular texts, many of them written by prominent scholar-monks between the 16th and 18th centuries, illustrating the distinctly worldly virtues of
• Titolo autorizzato: Heroic wives
• ISBN: 0-19-973679-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996248305803316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno