On "virgin birth," comparability, and anthropological method

Current Anthropology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 685-687

  Mosko, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 43349110262     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/204789     Document Type: Note

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