ISBN:
978-93-84082-92-5
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978-93-86552-49-5 / POD
Language:
English
Pages:
xiii, 402 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
Keywords:
Indien Geschichte
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Jainismus
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Religion und Gesellschaft
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Religionsgeschichte
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Sozio-ökonomischer Aspekt
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Anthropologie, politische
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Anthropologie, soziale
;
Historiographie
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Identität
Abstract:
This work traces the history of the Medieval Jain community, focusing on the engagements of the Jains with the imperialo authority in the Mughal provinces of Ajmer, Awadh, Allahabad, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Lahore and Malwa. It examines the trajectories of Jain community formation under the Mughals in India by scrutinizinh the everyday reproduction of a religious minority ruled by a monarchical dynasty belonging to another religious affilation. The endeavour is to gain insights on how diverse complexities of early modern South Asian society were dealt with. One can argue that soci-economic realties and cultural considerations had a significant influence in the evolution of the inter-community relationship amd state formation in early modern South Asia. An analysis of the ideological underpinnings of the political processes into their relations with the Jains reflects the subtleties of the making of Mughal India. Although most of the Jains were traders and merchants, their relations with the Mughal state can be examined beyond the technicalities of economic considerations. The extensive use of contemporary Jain literary genres, like vigyaptipatras, in this work may thus widen the horizons of the history of Jain 'pasts' and Mughal historiography. (Verlagsangaben)
Description / Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The Jain Religious Community in Medieval India -- Social Moorings and Formations -- The Urban Jain Community, Commercial Mobility and Diaspora -- The Jain Community and the Mughal State till 1605 -- Jains and the Mughal State after 1605 -- The Notions of Religiosity and Piety among the Jains -- The `Self ` and the `Other`: the Jain Imagery in Contemporary Perceptions -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 375-396"This book is an enlarged and revised version of my Ph.D. thesis submitted to the University of Delhi in 2009" (Acknowledgements)
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Dissertation, University of Delhi, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of History, 2009 entitled "Socio economic dimensions of Jain community under the Mughals: 1578-1658"
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