On the 'innateness' of religion: A comment on Bering

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 218-225

  Pyysiäinen, Ilkka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 28244461640     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853703322336643     Document Type: Note

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