Healing with spirits and the formation of Muslim selfhood in post-Soviet Uzbekistan

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 377-393

  Rasanayagam, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33744489118     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2006.00296.x     Document Type: Article

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