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On the making of a canon: Historicity and experience in the Tamil Śiva-bhakti canon

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Prentiss, K.P. On the making of a canon: Historicity and experience in the Tamil Śiva-bhakti canon. Hindu Studies 5, 1–26 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11407-001-0009-x

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