Lost Horizons: Histories and Memories of Unsettlement in the Jain Diaspora Ghent University
Lost Horizons presents an investigation of the history of Jainism and of the Jains that put down roots in Zanzibar, Aden, and Uganda, from the formation of these communities to the geopolitical upheavals that led to their dissolution. It also brings an exploration of the way these abandoned locations continue to affect the lives, preoccupy the minds, and kindle the imaginations of contemporary Jains, touching upon such topics as shared ...