The Knowledge of Human Marks in Jain Medieval Narratives
Apart from exegetical texts and short edifying stories, Jain monks wrote several literary narratives in Sanskrit, Prakrit, or Apabhraṃśa, between the 8th and 12th centuries. While they aimed at creating works as sophisticated as Hindu kāvyas in their style and plot, they also included technical pass...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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Indo-Iranian journal
Year: 2019, Volume: 62, Issue: 1, Pages: 62-87 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jainism
/ Religious literature
/ Novel
/ Human being
/ Physiognomy
/ Knowledge
/ History 700-1100
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism |
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Medieval India
B human marks B Physiognomy B Jain novels |
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