"Hinduism" and the history of "religion": Protestant presuppositions in the critique of the concept of Hinduism

Method and Theory in the Study of Religion

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 329-353

  Sweetman, Will ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 61149405406     PISSN: 09433058     EISSN: 15700682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157006803322697407     Document Type: Article

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