The birth of the Gods revisited: A partial replication of Guy Swanson's (1960) cross-cultural study of religion

Cross-Cultural Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 84-112

  Peregrine, Peter ^a,b  

^a Lawrence University

^b LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21844512875     PISSN: 10693971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106939719603000104     Document Type: Article

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