Stability and change on the American religious landscape: A centrographic analysis of major U.S. religious groups

Journal of Cultural Geography

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 51-86

  Crawford, Thomas W ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOBILITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RELIGION; SOCIAL CHANGE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28244440556     PISSN: 08873631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08873630509478239     Document Type: Article

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