Fatima and the enchanted toffees: An essay on contingency, narrative and therapy

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 693-710

  Spencer, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 5044222879     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3034034     Document Type: Review

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