| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, April 17, 2009 | 4:00PM - 6:00PM | Seminar Room 208N, Munk Centre For International Studies 1 Devonshire Place |
Shri Roop Lal Jain Lecture 2008/2009
The lecture explores facets of Jain modernism as a distinct type of Jainism. Jain modernism is a broad cultural movement without a sectarian base or an ideological consensus. Modern is the Jain experience of the moving chasm between the old and the new; the belief in the superiority of the present over the past, and attempts to bridge the chasm.
Peter Flügel is Lecturer in the Study of Religions and Chair of the Centre of Jaina Studies at the Department of the Study of Religions in the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has published extensively on the history, anthropology and sociology of contemporary Jain schools and sects, Jain stūpas, Jaina-Vaiṣṇava syncretism, and on the social and legal history of the Jain tradition. Recent publications include the edited volumes Studies in Jaina History and Culture: Disputes and Dialogues and (with Gustaaf Houtman) Asceticism and Power in South- and Southeast Asia.
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