The science of religious beliefs

Religion

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-124

  Barrett, Justin L ^a   Lanman, Jonathan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Cognitive science; Concepts; Culture; Theism

Indexed keywords

EID: 48349104808     PISSN: 0048721X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.religion.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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