Conversion to Islam among French adolescents and adults: A systematic inventory of motives

International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-15

  Lakhdar, Mounia ^a   Vinsonneau, Geneviève ^a   Apter, Michael J ^b   Mullet, Etienne ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b Apter International   (United States)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d NONE   (France)

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EID: 37349023409     PISSN: 10508619     EISSN: 15327582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327582ijpr1701_1     Document Type: Article

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