Children as religious resources: The role of children in the social re-formation of class, culture, and religious identity

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-183

  Gallagher, Sally K ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34249661555     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2007.00349.x     Document Type: Article

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