Spirituality, suffering, and the self

Mind and Matter

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 179-191

  Giordano, James ^a   Kohls, Nikola Boris ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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