A Comparative Study of Mystical Experience Among Christian, Muslim, and Hindu Students in Tamil Nadu, India

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 264-277

  Anthony, Francis Vincent ^a   Hermans, Chris A M ^b   Sterkens, Carl ^b  

^a Universita Pontificia Salesiana   (Italy)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77954454883     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2010.01508.x     Document Type: Article

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