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A cognitive analysis of sin and expiation in early Hindu literature

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    Ariel Glucklich (Professor of Hinduism and Theology)

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Glucklich, A. A cognitive analysis of sin and expiation in early Hindu literature. Hindu Studies 7, 55–73 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11407-003-0003-6

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