Putting some class into religious studies: Resurrecting an important concept

Journal of the American Academy of Religion

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 840-862

  McCloud, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 43249144148     PISSN: 00027189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jaarel/lfm068     Document Type: Article

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