Jaina Culture in Medieval Karnataka
Dominance, Dependency and Endurance
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About this book
Why did the Jainas in Karnataka plunge from a position of supremacy into one of severe dependency?
After a steep and steady rise throughout the region from about the fifth century CE, Jaina influence waned dramatically from the late eleventh or early twelfth centuries onwards. In this publication, specialists in Indian history, religious studies and anthropology, as well as historians of art and architecture, discuss various expressions of this sudden and detrimental decline and explore the reasons for it, focusing in particular on the relations of the Jainas with V?ra?aivas and Muslims.
The evidence provided by the five international scholars, who offer insights from different disciplinal backgrounds, indicates that the reasons for the Jainas' loss of authority in the region were manifold. Certain internal triggers, such as changes in Jaina social structure and religious practices, adversely affected their position over time. In particular, however, the withdrawal of royal patronage, the success of the V?ra?aivas as traders, and the emergence in the area at this time of a number of competing religious groups caused the Jainas to slip into a position of strong asymmetrical dependency.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction: Dependency and Jaina Studies in Karnataka
- Chapter 1âQuestions and Conclusions: The Conundrum of the Rise and Decline of Jaina Influence in Medieval Karnataka
- Chapter 2âAn Overview of Jaina History in Karnataka: From the Third Century BCE to the Sixteenth Century
- Chapter 3âDigambara Jainism in Karnataka: A Socio-Religious Survey of the Rise and Decline of a Religious Tradition
- Chapter 4âJainas and VÄ«raĆaivas: An Encounter in Mediaeval Karnataka
- Chapter 5âDevelopment and Destruction, Conversion and Continuity: The Legacy of Jaina Temple Architecture in Karnataka
- Chapter 6âOf Flourishing Economic Exchanges and Political Stereotypes: The Complex Relationship Between Jainas and Muslims in KarnatakaâThen and Now
- Glossary
- Index