Religious belief, scientific expertise, and folk ecology

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 485-524

  Poling, Devereaux A ^a,b   Evans, E Margaret ^c  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ohio University Zanesville   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 30344463894     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568537042484931     Document Type: Conference Paper

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