Asceticism, religion, and biological evolution

Method and Theory in the Study of Religion

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 374-418

  Bronkhorst, Johannes ^a  

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EID: 61949225510     PISSN: 09433058     EISSN: 15700682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157006801x00309     Document Type: Review

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