Religious fundamentalism and responses to mortality salience: A quantitative text analysis

International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 216-237

  Friedman, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

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EID: 47349102750     PISSN: 10508619     EISSN: 15327582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508610802115800     Document Type: Article

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