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The ritual culture of image-worshipping Sventambar Jains of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan are explored in this volume, with the author linking Jain tradition to the social identity of existing Jain communities.

Absent Lord Ascetics and Kings in a Jain Ritual

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    Publisher: University of California Press
    Publication Date: 01/08/1996
    ISBN13: 9780520203242, 978-0520203242
    ISBN10: 0520203240
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    Anthropology Jainism Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals

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    Book Synopsis
    The ritual culture of image-worshipping Sventambar Jains of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan are explored in this volume, with the author linking Jain tradition to the social identity of existing Jain communities.

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