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Body connections: Hindu discourses of the body and the study of religion

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Holdrege, B.A. Body connections: Hindu discourses of the body and the study of religion. Hindu Studies 2, 341–386 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11407-998-0002-8

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