商品簡介
Wiley (South and Southeastern Asian studies, U. of California-Berkeley) has focused her research on Jain karma theory, but here provides a succinct reference to all aspects of the religion, which has existed on the Indian subcontinent for over 2,500 years. The highly cross-referenced entries of the dictionary itself are supported by a 20-page introduction, an essay on the Jain scriptures, a map, a chronology, and seven appendices listing deities and other aspects. There is no index. The 2004 cloth-bound edition was published as the as part of the series Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Kristi L. Wiley is visiting lecturer in the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California at Berkeley. She teaches courses in Indian Religions and religion and ecology.
