The sacred date: Gifts of god in an omani town

Ethnos

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 361-376

  Limbert, Mandana E ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Islam; Oman; Religious endowments; Religious objects; Sacred

Indexed keywords

EID: 50349092692     PISSN: 00141844     EISSN: 1469588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00141840802324045     Document Type: Article

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