A very private belief: Reincarnation in contemporary England

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 187-197

  Walter, Tony ^a   Waterhouse, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Educational Technology

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EID: 0007230960     PISSN: 10694404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3711748     Document Type: Article

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