Yoga and fetishism: Reflections on Marxist social theory

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 763-783

  Alter, Joseph S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 33750479548     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2006.00362.x     Document Type: Article

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