Accidental atheists? Agent-based explanations for the persistence of religious regionalism

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-16

  Iannaccone, Laurence R ^a   Makowsky, Michael D ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33947262152     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2007.00337.x     Document Type: Article

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