Buddhism
Ethnology ; Primitive societies
Includes bibliographical references
Reprint of the ed. published by Macmillan, New York ; Includes index
Fieldiana, Popular series, Anthropology, was published by Field Museum of Natural History, Dept. of Anthropology as Leaflet (no. 1-14, 1922-1924) and Anthropology leaflet (no. 15-34, 1924-1945), and by Chicago Natural History Museum as Anthropology leaflet (no. 35-36, 1945) and Popular series : Anthropology (no. 37-38, 1948-1959)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-360)
Bibliographical foot-notes
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