Thoughts on the status of the cyborg: On technological socialization and its link to the religious function of popular culture

Journal of the American Academy of Religion

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 809-830

  Brasher, Brenda E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT UNION   (United States)

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EID: 0002294220     PISSN: 00027189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jaarel/lxiv.4.809     Document Type: Review

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