India's Agony over Religion
by Gerald James Larson
ISBN: 0791424111
ISBN-13: 9780791424117
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr
Published date: 1995
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.55 pounds
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India's Agony Over Religion
Gerald James Larson
Albany : State University of New York Press , 1995 . Softcover . Very Good / . 6 x 9 Tall . Used. Very Good. Appears unread. Straight and uncreased spine. Crisp and immaculate pages. Very light shelf wear to covers. 393 pages. ( more information) Offered by Christian Pages - Used and Rare Christian Theology Books (United States)
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India`s Agony Over Religion
Gerald James Larson
SUNY ,1995 ,Albany . Hardbound . Used Book . "It ranges widely in time, reaching from the present back to the Indus Valley Civilization, and it weaves a wide and impressive number of secondary works together to offer a new interpretive framework on India`s present through which to understand India`s present level of religious conflict." . ISBN: 0791424111 . ( more information) Offered by Manohar Book Service (India)
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INDIA'S AGONY OVER RELIGION
Larson, Gerald James
Albany, NY: State University of New York Press (SUNY), 1995. xiv, 393 pp. Notes, select bibliography, index. Many of ancient India's religious traditions are alive in modern India, and many of these are in conflict with one another regarding the future of India. The author provides a historical analysis of the current religious situation, ranging widely in time from the Indus Valley civilization to the present, offering a new interpretive framework through which to understand India's present communal conflicts. Light overall wear to boards. Tiny stain to lower fore edges of four pages. [Out of print.]. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). 16 x 24 cm. ( more information) Offered by A Scholar's Tale Booksellers (United States)
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