How does religion influence marriage? Christian, Jewish, Mormon, and Muslim perspectives

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-111

  Marks, Loren ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Christian; Jewish; Marriage; Mormon; Muslim; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645769772     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v38n01_07     Document Type: Review

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