Sacrilege: A study of sacred loss and desecration and their implications for health and well-being in a community sample

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-78

  Pargament, Kenneth I ^a   Magyar, Gina M ^a   Benore, Ethan ^a   Mahoney, Annette ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21644482697     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2005.00265.x     Document Type: Article

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