Gods, groves and the culture of nature in Kerala

Modern Asian Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 257-302

  Freeman, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST RESOURCE; NATURAL RESOURCE; PERCEPTION;

INDIA;

EID: 0032998429     PISSN: 0026749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0026749X99003261     Document Type: Article

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