Is Northern Ireland abnormal? An extension of the sociological debate on religion in modern Britain

Sociology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 237-254

  Mitchell, Claire ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Conflict; Multiculturalism; Northern Ireland; Religion; Secularization

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042772541     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038504040861     Document Type: Article

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