The path of power: Impurity, kingship, and sacrifice in Assamese Tantra

Journal of the American Academy of Religion

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 777-816

  Urban, Hugh B ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33748185895     PISSN: 00027189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jaarel/69.4.777     Document Type: Review

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