The Internet as virtual spiritual community: Teen witches in the United States and Australia

Religion Online: Finding Faith on the Internet

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 175-188

  Berger, Helen A ^a   Ezzy, Douglas ^b  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203957936     Document Type: Chapter

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