Anthropomorphism or sub-anthropomorphism? An anthropological approach to gods and robots

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 917-933

  Vidal, Denis ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b Maison des Sciences de l'Homme   (France)

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EID: 36348966677     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2007.00464.x     Document Type: Article

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