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Negotiating for Śrīnāthajī, Daūjī, and Jakhaiyā: Narrative as arbiter of contested sites in Vraja

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    A. Whitney Sanford (Associate Professor of South Asian Religions)

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Sanford, A.W. Negotiating for Śrīnāthajī, Daūjī, and Jakhaiyā: Narrative as arbiter of contested sites in Vraja. Hindu Studies 6, 19–45 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11407-002-0010-z

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