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Aesthetics and Religion from the Indian Perspective

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Amaladass, A. (2007). Aesthetics and Religion from the Indian Perspective. In: Fløistad, G. (eds) Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art. Contemporary Philosophy: A New Survey, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5069-5_4

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