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Book Title: Comparative Studies In Religion And Society
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1.1in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Gananath Obeyesekere
Publication Name: Imagining Karma : Ethical Transformation in Amerindian, Buddhist, and Greek Rebirth
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Series: Comparative Studies in Religion and Society Ser.
Publication Year: 2002
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 22.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 477 Pages
