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1	Comparative Studies in Religion and Society more books like this by Lawrence Babb add to wishlist The ritual culture of image-worshipping Sventambar Jains of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan are explored in this volume, with the author linking Jain tradition to the social identity of existing Jain communities. see all copies from $2.28! new only from $22.01! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Divine Hierarchy: Popular Hinduism in Central India more books like this by Professor Lawrence A Babb add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.50! \| first editions
3	Alchemies of Violence: Myths of Identity and the Life of Trade in Western India more books like this by Professor Lawrence A Babb add to wishlist This study shows how myths construct and express the social identities of a community. Focusing on Rajasthan, it describes how myths here mostly centre around the theme of violence and its rejection. The social persona of the trading groups are created around this and hence issues of violence and its control emerge as the symbolic key to trader ... see all copies from $5.28! new only from $18.60! \| SVS
4	Redemptive Encounters: Three Modern Styles in the Hindu Tradition more books like this by Professor Lawrence A Babb add to wishlist In this comparative study of three modern religious movements, Lawrence A. Babb argues that thematic continuities exist between traditional Hinduism and its widely divergent modern expressions. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.96!
5	Desert Temples: Sacred Centers of Rajasthan in Historical, Art-Historical, and Social Contexts more books like this by Lawrence Babb, John Cort, Michael Meister add to wishlist The essays in this book represent the fruits of an interdisciplinary study of four temples in Rajasthan, India, jointly conducted by Lawrence A. Babb (anthropology), John E. Cort (religious studies), and Michael W. Meister (art history). The temples were see all copies from $35.78! new only from $35.78! \| first editions
6	The moral cosmos of Paradise lost. more books like this by Lawrence Babb add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
7	Multiple Histories: Culture and Society in the Study of Rajasthan more books like this by Walter W Vieira, Professor Lawrence A Babb (Editor), Varsha Joshi (Editor) add to wishlist "The book embodies the idea that Rajasthans past and hence its present cannot be adequately comprehended from the limited perspective of any single academic discipline or approach. Instead, it celebrates the notion that the regions past is subject to many constructions, each of which can contribute to a fuller understanding of its present-day ... see all copies from $16.71! new only from $16.71!
8	The anatomy of melancholy, a selection. by Robert Burton, Lawrence Babb add to wishlist see all copies from $6.82! new only from $34.53!
9	Sanity in Bedlam: A Study of Robert Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy more books like this by Lawrence Babb add to wishlist see all copies from $28.00! first editions
10	Media and the Transformation of Religion in South Asia more books like this by Professor Lawrence A Babb add to wishlist This volume explores the effects of the religious transformation taking place in India as sacred symbols assume the shapes of media images. see all copies from $6.22! new only from $10.32! \| first editions
11	Ascetics and Kings in a Jain Ritual Culture by Lawrence A Babb add to wishlist see all copies from $13.99! new only from $13.99!

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