Discourses of Purity in Transcultural Perspective (300–1600)
Author | : |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 2015-04-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004289758 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004289755 |
Rating | : 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
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Download or read book Discourses of Purity in Transcultural Perspective (300–1600) written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume comprises fifteen articles on the differing functions that purity, impurity, pollution and related categories could fulfil in Asian and European religions and societies of the 3rd to 17th century c.E. They focus processes of religious demarcation and transfer.