Asymptote of the ineffable: Embodiment, alterity, and the theory of religion

Current Anthropology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-185

  Csordas, Thomas J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33751555170     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/381046     Document Type: Review

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