A theory of vernacular rhetoric: The case of the "sinner's Prayer" online

Folklore

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 172-188

  Howard, Robert Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1080/00155870500140214     Document Type: Article

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