Aesthetic Pleasure in the Worship of the Jina: Understanding Performance in Jain Devotional Culture

Performance has long been recognized to be a meaningful component in the worship of the Jina. This paper will focus on a particular aspect of devotional performance and historicize the phenomenon of ritual re-enactment of the Jina's biography, a practice that remains significant to temple worsh...

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Main Author: Restifo, Aleksandra (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2019]
In: Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 4, Pages: 1-23
Further subjects:B aesthetic pleasure
B Ritual
B Jain theater
B Performance
B Jina worship
B devotional culture
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