Belief as relational action: Christianity and cultural change in Papua New Guinea

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 260-278

  Street, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77953750769     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2010.01624.x     Document Type: Article

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