Images, Miracles And Authority In Asian Religious Traditions

Images, Miracles And Authority In Asian Religious Traditions
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Publisher : Westview Press
Total Pages : 280
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Download or read book Images, Miracles And Authority In Asian Religious Traditions written by Richard Davis and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 1998-04-02 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this edited volume, Richard Davis and his colleagues examine how religious images are understood by practitioners in Asia and what social, cultural, and political aspects are connected to the "mira"


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