Religion as an illusion: Prospects for and problems with a psychoanalytical model

Archive for the Psychology of Religion

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-18

  Aletti, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

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EID: 46649107790     PISSN: 00846724     EISSN: 15736121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/008467206774355367     Document Type: Conference Paper

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