The flourishing of religion in post-mao china and the anthropological category of religion

Australian Journal of Anthropology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 32-46

  Kipnis, Andrew B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 80054899676     PISSN: 10358811     EISSN: 17576547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-9310.2001.tb00061.x     Document Type: Article

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