Father Christmas: Just a story?

International Journal of Children's Spirituality

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 329-344

  Papatheodorou, Theodora ^a   Gill, Janet ^a  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77954580202     PISSN: 1364436X     EISSN: 14698455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1364436022000023220     Document Type: Conference Paper

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