The Early Spread of Vedanta Societies: An Example of "imported Localism"

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Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 296-320

  Beckerlegge, Gwilym ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34548533519     PISSN: 00295973     EISSN: 15685276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568527041945526     Document Type: Article

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