Modernity and its imbalances: Constructing modern selfhood in the Mata Amritanandamayi Mission

Religion

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 179-195

  Warrier, Maya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845223796     PISSN: 0048721X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.religion.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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