The Archaeology of Hindu Ritual

The Archaeology of Hindu Ritual
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
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ISBN-10 : 9780521518741
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Download or read book The Archaeology of Hindu Ritual written by Michael Willis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willis examines how gods of early Hinduism came to be established in temples, combining Sanskrit textual evidence with archaeological data.


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