All in faith: Religion as the idiom and means of coping with distress

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-124

  Heilman, Samuel C ^a   Witztum, Eliezer ^b,c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c NONE   (Israel)

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EID: 18444417620     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713685606     Document Type: Article

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