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Bhaskar, Roy.
From east to west: odyssey of a soul / Roy Bhaskar. – 2 [edition].
pages cm. – (Classical texts in critical realism)
Includes index.
1. Religion–Philosophy. 2. Critical realism. I. Title.
BL51. B554 2015 2015020295
192–dc23
ISBN: 978-0-415-71701-4 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-138-95464-9 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-66681-5 (ebk)
DOI: 10.4324/9781315666815
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