Riches and Renunciation

Auteur: Laidlaw, James (Senior Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow, King's College, Cambridge)
Editeur: Oxford University Press
Drawing upon a detailed study of Jainism in the city of Jaipur, India, this study shows how renunciation and asceticism play a central role in the life of a thriving business community, and how world-renunciation combines for Jain families with the pursuit of wordly happiness.

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Drawing upon a detailed study of Jainism in the city of Jaipur, India, this study shows how renunciation and asceticism play a central role in the life of a thriving business community, and how world-renunciation combines for Jain families with the pursuit of wordly happiness.
ISBN / EAN 9780198280422
Auteur Laidlaw, James (Senior Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow, King's College, Cambridge)
Editeur Oxford University Press