Ethnocentrism, social theory and non-western sociologies of religion: Toward a confucian alternative

International Sociology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-193

  Spickard, James V ^a  

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Author keywords

Confucianism; Cultural bias; East West; Religion; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032363942     PISSN: 02685809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026858098013002003     Document Type: Article

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