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003			ISI Library, Kolkata
005			20241121144147.0
020			_a8185635137
040			_aISI Library _bEnglish
082	0	4	_223rd. _a301 _bB575
100	1		_aBhattacharjee, Debashis _eauthor
245	1	0	_aSarak: _bthe early Jains in Bengal/ _cDebashis Bhattacharjee
260			_aKolkata: _bBookland Private Limited, _c2007
300			_a140 pages; _bimages and dig.; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes references and appendix
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Land and People -- Ethnographic Profile -- Life Cycle Rituals and Religious Festivals -- Socio- Economic Profile -- Religion and Ethnic Identity -- Outcomes of the Findings and Concluding Remarks
520			_aThis book represents an impressive achievement in anthropological field research among a group of people within Bengali society whose identity and survival represent a distinct from of world view, being influenced by Jaina ideals. The Saraks of Purulia, in adjacent districts of West Bengal and Bihar are quite evidently the descendants of Jaina Sravakas who originated in Western Indian and Were later migrants in 'rarh' Bengal. In the literature of 'Kavi Kankan chandi Mangal' dated back, the later of Sarak community was mentioned.
650		4	_aAnthropology
650		4	_aEarly Jains
650		4	_aJains in Bengal
942			_2ddc _cBK
999			_c436089 _d436089