The apparitions of the Virgin Mary of Medjugorje: The convergence of Croatian nationalism and her apparitions

Nations and Nationalism

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 443-461

  Skrbiš, Zlatko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATIONAL IDENTITY; NATIONALISM; RELIGION;

CROATIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 22144457024     PISSN: 13545078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1354-5078.2005.00213.x     Document Type: Article

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