Magic, miracle, and marvels in Anthropology

Ethnos

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 317-340

  Shanafelt, Robert ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Ethnography; Methods; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 5044227736     PISSN: 00141844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0014184042000260017     Document Type: Article

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