The implicit relationship between religious and paranormal constructs

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 599-611

  Weeks, Matthew ^a   Weeks, Kelly P ^a   Daniel, Mary R ^b  

^a CENTENARY COLLEGE OF LOUISIANA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 56049103558     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2008.00429.x     Document Type: Article

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