Sacred sites: Nature and nation in the U.S. National Parks

Religion and American Culture

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-62

  Ross Bryant, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 60949853595     PISSN: 10521151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/rac.2005.15.1.31     Document Type: Article

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