"he blinded me with science": Science Chauvinism in the study of religion

Journal of the American Academy of Religion

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 420-448

  Cho, Francisca ^a   Squier, Richard K ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 57749125166     PISSN: 00027189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jaarel/lfn001     Document Type: Article

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