Straddling the sacred and secular: Creating a spiritual experience through belly dance

Sociological Spectrum

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 598-625

  Kraus, Rachel ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77950767049     PISSN: 02732173     EISSN: 15210707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02732170903051383     Document Type: Article

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