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A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History and Literature [EPUB ebook]

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This is Volume VIII in a series of ten on India: Religion and Philosophy. Originally published in 1879, work an endeavour has been made to supply the long-felt want of a Hindu Classical Dictionary. The main portion of this work consists of mythology, but religion is bound up with mythology, and in many points the two are quite inseparable.

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Format EPUB ● Pages 436 ● ISBN 9781136390364 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2834317 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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