New Age spiritualities as secular religion: A historian's perspective

Social Compass

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-160

  Hanegraaff, Wouter J ^a  

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EID: 0033246713     PISSN: 00377686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003776899046002004     Document Type: Review

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