Prophecy and the performance of metaphor

American Anthropologist

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 321-332

  Csordas, Thomas J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031506108     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.1997.99.2.321     Document Type: Article

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