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The religions of South Asian communities in Britain. / Knott, Kim.
A New Handbook of Living Religions. Wiley, 2008. p. 756-774.

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Knott, K 2008, The religions of South Asian communities in Britain. in A New Handbook of Living Religions. Wiley, pp. 756-774. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405166614.ch22

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Knott, K. (2008). The religions of South Asian communities in Britain. In A New Handbook of Living Religions (pp. 756-774). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405166614.ch22

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Knott K. The religions of South Asian communities in Britain. In A New Handbook of Living Religions. Wiley. 2008. p. 756-774 doi: 10.1002/9781405166614.ch22

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Knott, Kim. / The religions of South Asian communities in Britain. A New Handbook of Living Religions. Wiley, 2008. pp. 756-774

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