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Indian asceticism : power, violence, and play /

"Throughout the history of Indian religions, the ascetic figure is most closely identified with power. A by-product of the ascetic path, power is displayed in the ability to fly, walk on water or through dense objects, read minds, discern the former lives of others, see into the future, harm ot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carl Olsonl
Format: Printed Book
Published: New Delhi: Oxford University Press, c2015.
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Sree Sankaracharya University

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Call Number: 294.5447 CAR/I
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