Overview
- A unique account of the lesser known community of Tamil Jainas and their sense of self
- Provides readers with a clear visual depiction through photographs and maps
- Combines an easy-to-read journalistic style with sound academic research
Part of the book series: Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures (SCPT, volume 22)
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This 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.Reviews
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Book Title: Reading History with the Tamil Jainas
Book Subtitle: A Study on Identity, Memory and Marginalisation
Authors: R. Umamaheshwari
Series Title: Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3756-3
Publisher: Springer New Delhi
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-81-322-3755-6Published: 02 February 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-81-322-3903-1Published: 07 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-81-322-3756-3Published: 25 January 2018
Series ISSN: 2211-1107
Series E-ISSN: 2211-1115
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 326
Number of Illustrations: 48 b/w illustrations, 58 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Religion, Non-Western Philosophy, Asian Culture