The book attends to a historical question - how to account for the high numbers of renouncers (sadhvis) mentioned in medieval and ancient texts - which has been acknowledged and raised, but left unaddressed within Jain studies. It does so through ethnographic data gathered throu…
While Western Jaina scholarship has focused on those texts and practices favouring male participation, the Jain community itself relies heavily on lay women's participation for religious education and the performances of key rituals.
While Western Jaina scholarship has focused on those texts and practices favouring male participation, the Jain community itself relies heavily on lay women's participation for religious education and the performances of key rituals.
While Western Jaina scholarship has focused on those texts and practices favouring male participation, the Jain community itself relies heavily on lay women's participation for religious education and the performances of key rituals.
