Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Introduction: Dependency and Jaina Studies in Karnataka 1
4. Chapter 1 Questions and Conclusions: The Conundrum of the Rise and Decline of Jaina Influence in Medieval Karnataka 9
5. Chapter 2 An Overview of Jaina History in Karnataka: From the Third Century BCE to the Sixteenth Century 197
6. Chapter 3 Digambara Jainism in Karnataka: A Socio-Religious Survey of the Rise and Decline of a Religious Tradition 231
7. Chapter 4 Jainas and Vīraśaivas: An Encounter in Mediaeval Karnataka 271
8. Chapter 5 Development and Destruction, Conversion and Continuity: The Legacy of Jaina Temple Architecture in Karnataka 357
9. Chapter 6 Of Flourishing Economic Exchanges and Political Stereotypes: The Complex Relationship Between Jainas and Muslims in Karnataka—Then and Now 535
10. Glossary 567
11. List of Plates 587
12. Notes on Contributors 597
13. Index 599