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William inge, and the german theologian rudolf otto. A concise encyclopedia of hinduism concise encyclopedia of world faiths. The basic rule is to stress the first syllable, unless there are long vowels in later syllables. A prominent nonclerical commentator was the american psychologist and philosopher william james in the varieties of religious experience 1902.
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