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- ↑ Hale, Christopher Dicran (2015). Dueck, Jonathan; Reily, Suzel Ana (eds.). Are Western Christian Bhajans "Reverse" Mission Music?. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199859993.013.10. ISBN 978-0-19-985999-3.
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