Religious renunciation of a pastoral people (Record no. 64806)
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 9780195641219 |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 307.7 SRI |
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Personal name | Srivastava, Vinay Kumar |
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Title | Religious renunciation of a pastoral people |
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Delhi |
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Oxford University Press |
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Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1997 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 314 p. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | There are very few studies of India's pastoral communities, and those that exist relate mainly to ecology, livelihood and other aspects of material life. Religious Renunciation of a Pastoral People is original in exploring the non-Brahminical perspective on asceticism and renunciation. The work demonstrates a close relationship between the mode of livelihood of the pastoral Raikas (also known as Rabaris) of Rajasthan, and the tendency towards religious renunciation among them.<br/><br/>The Raikas have produced a large number of renouncers. These holy men have embraced either the Hindu or Jain renunciatory orders (sampradaya), highlighting the important interface between Hinduism and Jainism.<br/><br/>Srivastava asserts that each community in a plural world picks up elements from the repertoire of a cultural complex and assimilates them into its own lifestyle.<br/><br/>At another level, non-specialist readers and tourists will find interesting material here on the colorful lives led by the camel-herders of Rajasthan. |
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Topical term or geographic name entry element | Community development |
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Koha item type | Books |
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Not Missing | Not Damaged | Gandhi Smriti Library | Gandhi Smriti Library | 2020-02-04 | 307.7 SRI | 80681 | 2020-02-04 | 2020-02-04 | Books |