Indigo in the Arab World
- ISBN-10
- 070070373X
- ISBN-13
- 9780700703739
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 283
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Author
- Jenny Balfour-Paul
Description
The role indigo has played elsewhere has been fairly well documented, but in the case of the Arab world, little or no thorough investigation has been previously undertaken. Sets out to provide comprehensive coverage of the subject from its earliest history to the present day.
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