Micro foundations of religion: A revised theory

Sociological Theory

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 264-289

  Stark, Rodney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1111/0735-2751.00080     Document Type: Article

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