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© 2012 University of South Carolina Cloth edition published by the University of South Carolina Press, 2012 Ebook edition published in Columbia, South Carolina, by the University of South Carolina Press, 2013 www.sc.edu/uscpress 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The Library of Congress has cataloged the cloth edition as follows: Beck, Guy L., 1948– Sonic liturgy : ritual and music in Hindu tradition / Guy L. Beck. p. cm. — (Studies in comparative religion) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-61117-037-5 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Music—Religious aspects—Hinduism. 2. Sound--Religious aspects—Hinduism. 3. Hinduism—Rituals. 4. Hinduism—Liturgy. 5. Liturgics. I. Title. II. Title: Ritual and music in Hindu tradition. BL1215.M87B43 2012 294.5'38—dc23 2011031529 ISBN 978-1-61117-108-2 (ebook) ...

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