Changing views of serpent handling: A quasi - experimental study

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 287-296

  Hood Jr , Ralph W ^a   Williamson, W Paul ^b   Morris, Ronald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 33748368059     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0021-8294.00024     Document Type: Review

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