Constituting Communities

Constituting Communities
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Publisher : SUNY Press
Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : 0791456927
ISBN-13 : 9780791456927
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Book Synopsis Constituting Communities by : John Clifford Holt

Download or read book Constituting Communities written by John Clifford Holt and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2003-03-19 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores how community is defined and how it functions among Theravada Buddhists in South and Southeast Asia.


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