Rituals and Mantras: Rules Without Meaning

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R i t u al a nd M a n t r a s:
Rules W i t h o ut M e a n i ng

R i t u al a nd M a n t r a s:
R u l es W i t h o ut M e a n i ng
FRITS STAAL
MOTILAL BANARSIDASS PUBLISHERS
PRIVATE LIMITED • DELHI
First Indian Edition: Delhi, 1996
Published by arrangement with Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.
© Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., New York 1990, 1993
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First published as Rules Without Meaning:
Ritual, Mantras and the Human Sciences
ISBN: 81-208-1411-8 (Cloth)
ISBN: 81-208-1412-6 (Paper)
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