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Worshipping the Ideal King: On the Social Implications of Medieval Jaina Conversion Stories (2010)
Book Chapter
Flügel, P. (2010). Worshipping the Ideal King: On the Social Implications of Medieval Jaina Conversion Stories. In P. Schalk, M. Deeg, O. Freiberger, C. Kleine, & A. van Nahl (Eds.), Geschichten und Geschichte: Historiographie und Hagiographie in der asiatischen Religionsgeschichte (357-432). Uppsala

The article argues that not only Jaina poetic fiction, but also the genres of Jain history, even ‘plain’ chronologies, are shaped by the imperatives of religious pragmatics. It demonstrates how through the rhetorical device of ‘communicative self-ref... Read More about Worshipping the Ideal King: On the Social Implications of Medieval Jaina Conversion Stories.

Power and Insight in Jaina Discourse (2010)
Book Chapter
Flügel, P. (2010). Power and Insight in Jaina Discourse. In P. Balcerowicz (Ed.), Logic and Belief in Indian Philosophy (85-217). Motilal Banarsidas

The essay sets out a programme for the sociolinguistic study of Jain discourse by investigating the question how non-distorted communication takes place in hierarchical structures. The focus is on the role of power in processes of indirect communicat... Read More about Power and Insight in Jaina Discourse.

Jain Monastic Life: A Quantitative Study of the Terāpanth Śvetāmbara Mendicant Order (2009)
Journal Article
Flügel, P. (2009). Jain Monastic Life: A Quantitative Study of the Terāpanth Śvetāmbara Mendicant Order. Jaina studies, 4, 24-29

Jain mendicant orders are the oldest surviving monastic traditions of the world. Today, they broadly refer to themselves as śramaṇa saṅghas, or ascetic communities. While information on the history and organisation of these itinerant groups is increa... Read More about Jain Monastic Life: A Quantitative Study of the Terāpanth Śvetāmbara Mendicant Order.

Jaina Law (2009)
Book Chapter
Flügel, P. (2009). Jaina Law. In S. N. Katz (Ed.), The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (363-365). Oxford University Press

Brief summary of textual history, social context, and the principal features of the different Jaina legal systems, with case references

International Journal of Jaina Studies Volume 1-3 2005-2007 (2008)
Book
Flügel, P. (Ed.). (2008). International Journal of Jaina Studies Volume 1-3 2005-2007. Hindi Granth Karyalay

The first printed volume of the International Journal of Jaina Studies (IJJS) of the Centre of Jaina Studies at SOAS. Contributions to the journal are first published in the IJJS (Online) with a different pagination.

Jaina Relic Stūpas (2008)
Journal Article
Flügel, P. (2008). Jaina Relic Stūpas. Jaina studies, 3, 18-23

It is a common stereotype of textbooks on world religions that Jains never worshipped the remains of the Jinas, and consequently never developed a ritual culture parallel to the cult of relics in Buddhism. Apart from isolated myths and legends in can... Read More about Jaina Relic Stūpas.

Freedom or Salvation: Jaina Political Activism and Martyrdom under British Rule (2008)
Book Chapter
Flügel, P. (in press). Freedom or Salvation: Jaina Political Activism and Martyrdom under British Rule. In P. Flügel, & G. Houtman (Eds.), Asceticism and Power in South and Southeast Asia. Routledge

The participation of many Jainas in the Indian freedom struggle was only recently systematically documented. It was inspired by the example of “Mahātma” Gāndhī, who was able to mobilised mass protest against colonial rule under the banner of non-vio... Read More about Freedom or Salvation: Jaina Political Activism and Martyrdom under British Rule.

Prologue (2008)
Book Chapter
Flügel, P. (2008). Prologue. In L. C. Jain, & P. Jaina (Eds.), Mathematical Sciences in the Karma Antiquity. Vol.1: Gommaṭasāra (Jīvakāṇḍa) by Laxmi Candra Jain in collaboration with Prabha Jain (1-15). Gulab Rani Karma Science Museaum and Shri Brahmi Sundari Prasthashram Samiti

This prologue to L.C. Jain's book on Mathematical Sciences in the Karma Antiquity Vol. 1 on the late 10th/early 11th century Digambara ācārya Nemicandra's work Gommaṭasāra (Jīvakāṇḍa)and Paṇḍit Ṭoḍaramala's 18th century commentary Samyagjñānacandrikā... Read More about Prologue.

The Unknown Lonka: Tradition and the Cultural Unconscious (2008)
Book Chapter
Flügel, P. (2008). The Unknown Lonka: Tradition and the Cultural Unconscious. In C. Caillat, & N. Balbir (Eds.), Jaina Studies (181-279). Motilal Banarsidas

The article investigates the effective history of the ideas of the 15th century Svetambara Jaina lay reformer Lonka, who is regarded as the founder of the aniconic or 'protestant' Jaina tradition. The article delimits the scope of Lonks's influence o... Read More about The Unknown Lonka: Tradition and the Cultural Unconscious.

A Short History of Jaina Law (2007)
Journal Article
Flügel, P. (2007). A Short History of Jaina Law. International Journal of Jaina Studies, 3(4), 1-15

The nineteenth century English neologism ‘Jaina law’ is a product of colonial legal intervention in India from 1772 onwards. 'Jaina law' suggests uniformity where in reality there is a plurality of scriptures, ethical and legal codes, and customs of... Read More about A Short History of Jaina Law.

Protestantische und Post-Protestantische Jaina-Reformbewegungen: Zur Geschichte und Organisation der Sthānakavāsī III (2007)
Journal Article
Flügel, P. (2007). Protestantische und Post-Protestantische Jaina-Reformbewegungen: Zur Geschichte und Organisation der Sthānakavāsī III. Berliner indologische Studien, 18, 127-206

Some thirty per cent of Jains describe themselves as Sthanakavasis. Yet the Sthanakavasi tradition has not received any attention by academic scholarship. The present article is the third of a five-part history of the Sthanakavasi tradition, based on... Read More about Protestantische und Post-Protestantische Jaina-Reformbewegungen: Zur Geschichte und Organisation der Sthānakavāsī III.

Sacred Places in the Jaina Tradition: The Case of Sammetaśikhara (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Flügel, P. (2006, July). Sacred Places in the Jaina Tradition: The Case of Sammetaśikhara. Paper presented at 13th World Sanskrit Conference (Panel: Jaina Studies), Edinburgh

Sammeta Śikhara is the most important Jaina pilgrimage site. Twenty of the twenty-four tīrthaṅkaras, most prominently Pārśva, are said to have attained nirvāṇa on the peaks of Pārasnāth Hill in Jharkhand which became a sacred mountain. The pre-histor... Read More about Sacred Places in the Jaina Tradition: The Case of Sammetaśikhara.

Jainism and society (2006)
Journal Article
Flügel, P. (2006). Jainism and society. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 69(1), 91-112. https://doi.org/10.1017/50041977X0600005X

A review of John E. Cort: Jains in the World: Religious Values and Ideology in India. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.

Demographic Trends in Jaina Monasticism (2006)
Book Chapter
Flügel, P. (2006). Demographic Trends in Jaina Monasticism. In P. Flügel (Ed.), Studies in Jaina History and Culture: Disputes and Dialogues (312-398). Routledge

The study of Jainism as a lived religion is still hampered by a lack of reliable sociological and demographic information both on the Jain laity and Jain mendicants. Most empirical studies to date have been thematically oriented or were of an explora... Read More about Demographic Trends in Jaina Monasticism.