Unifying, Globalizing, and Reinterpreting "Practical Nonviolence" through the COVID-19 Pandemic Response of North American Jains
Jainism is a religious-philosophical system rooted in ancient India with diaspora communities around the world. One of the tradition’s hallmarks is the philosophical commitment of nonviolence (ahiṃsā) toward all living beings. In this study I explore how Jains enact new transnational modes of "...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Californiarnia Press
2023
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Nova religio
Year: 2023, Volume: 26, Issue: 3, Pages: 52-79 |
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North America
/ Jainism
/ COVID-19 (Disease)
/ Pandemic
/ Reactionary politics
/ Ahimsa
/ Social ethics
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBQ North America NCC Social ethics |
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Medicine
B Multiculturalism B Covid-19 B Diaspora (social sciences) B Jainism B Nonviolence |
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