Diverse supernatural portfolios: Certitude, exclusivity, and the curvilinear relationship between religiosity and paranormal beliefs

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 413-424

  Baker, Joseph O ^a   Draper, Scott ^b  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77956406486     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2010.01519.x     Document Type: Article

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