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prana: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Wendy Doniger

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Article revised.	Matt Stefon Wendy Doniger	Mar 02, 2015
	Add new Web site: Old and Sold - Circulation Of Prana In Our Bodies.	Yamini Chauhan	Dec 27, 2010
	Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Pranic Healing.	Yamini Chauhan	Dec 27, 2010
	Add new Web site: Indianetzone - Prana.	Yamini Chauhan	Dec 27, 2010
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998