What really happens when prophecy fails: the case of lubavitch

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 383-401

  Dein, Simon ^a  

^a Herts and Essex Hospital   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0009822669     PISSN: 10694404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3712356     Document Type: Article

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