The globalization of scientology: Influence, control and opposition in transnational markets

Religion

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-169

  Kent, Stephen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 0006216301     PISSN: 0048721X     EISSN: 10961151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/reli.1998.0154     Document Type: Article

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