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Yoga in Modern India
The Body Between Science and Philosophy
by Joseph S. Alter
ISBN: 0691118736
ISBN-13: 9780691118734
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr
Published date: 2004
Size: 6.25 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.35 pounds
Pages: 326
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