Beyond the Weberian Trails: An Essay on the Anthropology of Southeast Asian Buddhism

Religion Compass

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 200-224

  Kitiarsa, Pattana ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 85055363758     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2009.00135.x     Document Type: Article

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