Evaluations of a sacred place: Role and religious belief at the Magh Mela

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 174-184

  Ruback, R Barry ^a   Pandey, Janak ^b   Kohli, Neena ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Hinduism; India; Place attachment; Religion; Role

Indexed keywords

PEMPHERIDIDAE;

EID: 44149125478     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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