SSSR presidential address rain dances in the dry season: Overcoming the religious congruence fallacy

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-14

  Chaves, Mark ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77950952104     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2009.01489.x     Document Type: Article

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