{"product_id":"open-boundaries-john-e-cort-9780791437865","title":"Open Boundaries: Jain Communities and Cultures in Indian History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnlarges our understanding of Jainism, one of the oldest yet least-studied of the world's living religions, by challenging the standard scholarly portraits of both Jains and South Asian religion and culture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen Boundaries provides a new perspective on Jainism, one of the oldest yet least-studied of the world's living religions. Ten closely-focused studies investigate the interactions between Jains and non-Jains in South Asian society, with detailed studies of yoga, tantra, aesthetic theory, erotic poetry, theories of kingship, goddess worship, temple ritual, polemical poetry, religious women, and historiography. Viewing the Jains within a South Asian context results in a strikingly different portrait from the standard models represented in both traditional Western and Indian scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John E. Cort\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791437868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791437865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.01w x 0.61d","brand":"John E. Cort","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086862430463,"sku":"9780791437865","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8cafb26e-5bac-4919-96ec-86b0fc329f86.jpg?v=1769097011","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/open-boundaries-john-e-cort-9780791437865","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}