Religious fundamentalism and terror management

International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-52

  Friedman, Mike ^a   Rholes, W Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 41449115720     PISSN: 10508619     EISSN: 15327582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508610701719322     Document Type: Article

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