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020			_a9780195641219
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100			_aSrivastava, Vinay Kumar
245		0	_aReligious renunciation of a pastoral people
260			_aDelhi
260			_bOxford University Press
260			_c1997
300			_a314 p.
520			_aThere 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. 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. 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. At another level, non-specialist readers and tourists will find interesting material here on the colorful lives led by the camel-herders of Rajasthan.
650			_aCommunity development
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