Propositions and performativity: Relocating belief to the social

Culture and Religion

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-30

  Day, Abby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

belief; performance; performativity; religion; social

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952896700     PISSN: 14755610     EISSN: 14755629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14755610903528812     Document Type: Article

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