Empowerment in the new age: A motivational study of auto-biographical life stories

Journal of Contemporary Religion

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 241-256

  Farias, Miguel ^a,b   Lalljee, Mansur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Jan Ramsey Centre   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 43249156987     PISSN: 13537903     EISSN: 14699419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13537900600658351     Document Type: Article

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