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Reading History with the Tamil Jainas

R Umamaheshwari

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  • 326 sidor
  • 2019
This book provides a social history of the Tamil Jainas, a minority community living in Tamil Nadu in south India. It holds special significance in the method of studying the community, living in villages of Tamil Nadu and retrieving their perspectives on their past. This is a new approach in terms of historiography from extant works on Jainism in south India. A major feature of this book is the hitherto uncovered aspect of the question of language and identity, caste and the modern socio-political movements in Tamil Nadu, such as the Self-Respect Movement (initiated by Periyar), in which some Tamil Jainas were active participants. Special features in the book include photographs of the community and monuments, maps, and a unique style, which combines a journalistic approach and academic historical research. This book is of interest to readers of Tamil language and history, and to anyone working on the idea of politics of marginalisation of religious identities, ide as of memory, and community narratives of shared history in the face of religious persecution.
  • Författare: R Umamaheshwari
  • Illustratör: black and white XXX 107 Tables, color 58 Illustrations, color 48 Illustrations 326P106 illus
  • Format: Pocket/Paperback
  • ISBN: 9788132239031
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 326
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2019-06-07
  • Förlag: Springer, India, Private Ltd