Spiritual capital: Theorizing religion with Bourdieu against Bourdieu

Sociological Theory

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 150-174

  Verter, Bradford ^a  

^a BENNINGTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1111/1467-9558.00182     Document Type: Review

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