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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The life of Hinduism / edited by John Stratton Hawley and Vasudha Narayanan.
p. cm. — (The life of religion)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn-13: 978-0-520-24913-4 (cloth : alk. paper)
isbn-10: 0-520-24913-5 (cloth : alk. paper)
isbn-13: 978-0-520-24914-1 (pbk. : alk. paper)
isbn-10: 0-520-24914-3 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Religious life—Hinduism. 2. Hinduism—Customs and practices. 3. Hinduism—Social
aspects. I. Hawley, John Stratton, 1941– II. Narayanan, Vasudha.
BL1226.13.L55 2007
294.5—dc22 2006024692
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