Religious orientation in three central European environments: Quest, intrinsic, and extrinsic dimensions

International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-21

  Flere, Sergej ^a   Edwards, Keith ^b   Klanjsek, Rudi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b BIOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 41449105178     PISSN: 10508619     EISSN: 15327582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508610701719280     Document Type: Article

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