Description: Jainism : A Guide for the Perplexed, Paperback by Fohr, Sherry, ISBN 1441165940, ISBN-13 9781441165947, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "Jainism is arguably the most non-violent and austere religion in the world. While lay Jains attempt to never harm humans or animals, the strict non-violence followed by the highly revered monks and nuns also proscribes harm to any living being, even a microscopic organism. And while laywomen (and a few laymen) undergo long and difficult fasts, the longest being for one month, renouncers' austerities also include pulling their hair out by the roots two to five times a year, walking bare-foot throughout India most of the year, and, in the case of some monks, not wearing any clothing at all. Jainism: A Guide for the Perplexed is a clear and thorough account of this fascinating tradition, explaining many basic Jain values, beliefs and practices in the same way they are taught to Jains themselves, through the medium of sacred narratives. Drawing from Jainism's copious and influential narrative tradition, the author explores the inner-logic of how renouncers' and laypeople's values and practices depend on an intricate Jain worldview"--
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Book Title: Jainism : A Guide for the Perplexed
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
Publication Name: Jainism: a Guide for the Perplexed
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Subject: Jainism
Publication Year: 2015
Item Height: 0.4 in
Item Weight: 7.5 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 8.5 in
Subject Area: Religion
Author: Sherry Fohr
Series: Guides for the Perplexed Ser.
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
