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Smith, Frederick M.

   The self possessed : deity and spirit possession in South Asian literature and civilization / Frederick M. Smith.

      p.   cm.

   Includes bibliographical references and index.

   ISBN 0-231-13748-6 (cloth : alk. paper)—ISBN 0-231-51065-9 (electronic)

   1. Spirit possession—South Asia. 2. Spirit possession in literature. 3. Sanskrit literature—History and criticism. 4. Tantrism—South Asia. 5. Spirit possession—Hinduism. I. Title.

BL1055.S63   2006

133.4´260954—dc22

2005056030

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