The past is a foreigners' country: Goddess feminists, archaeologists, and the appropriation of prehistory

Journal of Contemporary Religion

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 5-27

  Rountree, Kathryn ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 33747888882     PISSN: 13537903     EISSN: 14699419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13537900123321     Document Type: Article

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