FOLIA ORIENTALIA

VOL. 42/43 2006/07

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Jagellonian University, Cracow

HOW TO STRUCTURE GOD`S REVELATION – SOME

REMARKS ABOUT CONSTRUCTING TANTRIC TEXTS 1

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First version of the text was presented during a seminar entitled Textual
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lettrés”. The working seminar took place in Cracow from September 30 to October 1,
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