books by Agustin Paniker

books by Agustin Paniker

books:

Agustin Paniker

El jainismo: Historia, sociedad, filosofia y practica
Agustin Paniker

Editorial Kairos, 2007

Jainism is an ancient religion of nonviolence made popular by Gandhi in the 20th century. A religion without a god, it reveals what is truly divine in the innermost part of every living being. This all-encompasing volume analyzes the history, the philosophy, the mythology, the institutions, the social aspects, and the main practices of ...

Indika: Una descolonizacion intelectual: Reflexiones sobre la historia, la etnologia, la politica y la ...
Agustin Paniker

Editorial Kairos, 2007

Examining not only the influence exercised by the Colonial West on India, but also the influence of India on Western modern thought, this study aims to decolonize the Indian continent of the clichés and tales imposed on it by the West and by modernity. The result is a fascinating investigation that not only questions traditionally accepted ...

Los Sikhs: Historia, identidad y religion
Agustin Paniker

Editorial Kairos, 2008

Filled with the rigorous detail of a historian, this dynamic history of the Sikhs covers their origins in the 16th century, the expansion and transformation of the community, the establishment of a military order, the reformist movement of the 19th century, how Sikhism has separated itself from Hinduism and Islam as well as contemporary issues. ...