Poetic justice: Rhetoric in Hindu ordeals and legal formulas

Religion

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 259-272

  Yelle, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 10644266193     PISSN: 0048721X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/reli.2002.0399     Document Type: Article

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