They killed our lord: The perception of Jews as desecrators of Christianity as a predictor of anti-semitism

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-158

  Pargament, Kenneth I ^a   Trevino, Kelly ^a   Mahoney, Annette ^a   Silberman, Israela ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 34249702863     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2007.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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