Christianity in aboriginal Australia revisited

Australian Journal of Anthropology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-13

  Schwarz, Carolyn ^a   Dussart, Françoise ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT POTSDAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 77953463832     PISSN: 10358811     EISSN: 17576547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-6547.2010.00064.x     Document Type: Article

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