Reincarnation, modernity and identity

Sociology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-38

  Walter, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Identity; Modernity; Postmodernity; Reincarnation; Self

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035256230     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0038038501000025     Document Type: Article

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