Spirituality, gender, and expressive selfhood

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 259-276

  Sointu, Eeva ^a   Woodhead, Linda ^b  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 44349189851     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2008.00406.x     Document Type: Article

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