Introduction: The daughters of Hāritī today

The Daughters of Hāritī: Childbirth and Female Healers in South and Southeast Asia

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1-33

  Samuel, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 85140116992     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203220214-8     Document Type: Chapter

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