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Book Title: Early Chinese Mysticism: Philosophy And Soteriology In The T...
Number of Pages: 234 Pages
Publication Name: Early Chinese Mysticism : Philosophy and Soteriology in the Taoist Tradition
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Taoism (See Also Philosophy / Taoist), Eastern
Publication Year: 1991
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Livia Kohn
Item Length: 7.9 in
Subject Area: Religion
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
