Divine absence and the purification of desire: A Hindu saint's experience of a God who keeps his distance

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Clooney, Francis. (2008). Divine absence and the purification of desire: A Hindu saint's experience of a God who keeps his distance. In In J.Bawker (Ed.). Knowing the Unknowable: Science and Religions on God and the Universe pp. 227 - 255 I.B. Tauris.
AuthorsClooney, Francis
EditorsJ.Bawker
Page range227 - 255
Year2008
Book titleKnowing the Unknowable: Science and Religions on God and the Universe
PublisherI.B. Tauris
ISBN9780857714114
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