Rational choice, religion, and the marketplace: Where does Adam Smith fit in?

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 185-192

  Peterson, Scot M ^a  

^a BALLIOL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 62349117728     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2009.01438.x     Document Type: Article

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