{"product_id":"9789385932281","title":"From Possession to Freedom: The Journey of Nili-Nilakeci","description":"\u003cbr\u003eThe Tamil text \u003ci\u003eNilakeci\u003c\/i\u003e, published between the first and fifth centuries, deals with Jaina philosophy through the use of an unusual literary technique: retrieving a \u003ci\u003epey\u003c\/i\u003e, or possessing spirit (usually a woman), from the folk tradition and casting it in a new image. Thus a demon becomes a philosopher, for example—and if that is possible, then anyone can transform themselves into someone new, a redeemed self, by following the Jaina tenets. This is a profoundly subversive idea within the tradition, as is the use in \u003ci\u003eNilakeci\u003c\/i\u003e of a female persona to debate with the most prominent teachers, all but one of them male, from the various schools of thought prevalent at the time.\u003cp\u003eThis book places \u003ci\u003eNilakeci\u003c\/i\u003e within a historical context while nonetheless maintaining its status as a singular, radical work, using translations of selected excerpts to make a powerful case.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zubaan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042389082352,"sku":"9789385932281","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789385932281_p0.jpg?v=1763675528","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789385932281","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}