Religion as embodiment: Cultural-psychological concepts and methods in the study of conversion among "bevindelijken"

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 236-253

  Belzen, Jacob A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 29144530930     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1387792     Document Type: Article

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