The spiritual turn and the decline of tradition: The spread of post-Christian spirituality in 14 Western Countries, 1981-2000

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 305-320

  Houtman, Dick ^a,b   Aupers, Step ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 34548660776     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2007.00360.x     Document Type: Article

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