Early debates in the reception of Buddhism: Theosophy and Esoteric Buddhism

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Early debates in the reception of Buddhism: Theosophy and Esoteric Buddhism . / Rudbøg, Tim.

Imagining the East: The Early Theosophical Society. ed. / Tim Rudbøg; Erik R. Sand. Oxford University Press, 2021.

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Harvard

Rudbøg, T 2021, Early debates in the reception of Buddhism: Theosophy and Esoteric Buddhism . in T Rudbøg & ER Sand (eds), Imagining the East: The Early Theosophical Society. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190853884.003.0005

APA

Rudbøg, T. (2021). Early debates in the reception of Buddhism: Theosophy and Esoteric Buddhism . In T. Rudbøg, & E. R. Sand (Eds.), Imagining the East: The Early Theosophical Society Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190853884.003.0005

Vancouver

Rudbøg T. Early debates in the reception of Buddhism: Theosophy and Esoteric Buddhism . In Rudbøg T, Sand ER, editors, Imagining the East: The Early Theosophical Society. Oxford University Press. 2021 https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190853884.003.0005

Author

Rudbøg, Tim. / Early debates in the reception of Buddhism: Theosophy and Esoteric Buddhism . Imagining the East: The Early Theosophical Society. editor / Tim Rudbøg ; Erik R. Sand. Oxford University Press, 2021.

Bibtex

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