Commercialization of Religious Objects: A Comparison Between Traditional and New Age Religions

Social Compass

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 345-360

  Zaidman, Nurit ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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EID: 0042238272     PISSN: 00377686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00377686030503008     Document Type: Article

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