Immoral bodies: The implicit association between moral discourse and the body

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 391-403

  Hoverd, William James ^a   Sibley, Chris G ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 34548670996     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2007.00365.x     Document Type: Article

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