William James and Buddhism: American pragmatism and the orient

Religion

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 333-352

  Scott, David ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 12844263780     PISSN: 0048721X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/reli.2000.0292     Document Type: Article

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