Perpetuating the father christmas story: A justifiable lie?

International Journal of Children's Spirituality

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 195-205

  Gill, Janet ^a   Papatheodorou, Theodora ^b  

^a Suffolk College   (United Kingdom)

^b CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78650990797     PISSN: 1364436X     EISSN: 14698455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1364436990040207     Document Type: Article

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