Stop Using “Tradition” as a Shield for Exclusion
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Jainism essays
Essays connecting Jain thought, nonviolence, refusal, and political life. 6 essays in this theme.
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Confronting a Neglected Past: A Historical and Cultural Exploration
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Unlike many religions, Ascetic Jainism was built in absence of, and in opposition to, state power
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Internalized ableism and its ties to South Asian American mental health awareness
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the community's reluctance to disavow Hindutva in its pursuit of Hindu adjacency reeks of a Faustian bargain
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A Subaltern Critique and the Emergence of Left Jainism and Jain Leftism
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