When authoritarianism meets religion: Sacrificing others in the name of abstract deontology

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 898-903

  Van Pachterbeke, Matthieu ^a   Freyer, Christopher ^a   Saroglou, Vassilis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

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EID: 82155173542     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.834     Document Type: Article

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