A Place for Our Gods: The Construction of an Edinburgh Hindu Temple CommunityStudy of some 150 Hindu families (and about 1000 persons) living in Edinburgh, and particularly about the fact that two associations exist among them, one of which is based on activities at a temple. |
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A Place for Our Gods: The Construction of an Edinburgh Hindu Temple Community Malory Nye Limited preview - 2013 |
A Place for Our Gods: The Construction of an Edinburgh Hindu Temple Community Malory Nye Limited preview - 2013 |
A Place for Our Gods: The Construction of an Edinburgh Hindu Temple Community Malory Nye No preview available - 2016 |
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References to this book
Multiculturalism and Minority Religions in Britain: Krishna Consciousness ... Malory Nye No preview available - 2001 |