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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">devotional literature</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>religious texts</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>devotional writings</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>literature, devotional</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>writings, devotional</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Religious texts that explore the values, ideas, and behaviors that a religion is seeking to advance, for the purpose of leading the individual, through devotion, closer to an ultimate state of grace or perfection. ]]></note></mads>