A Clash of Civilizations? Preferences for Religious Political Leaders in 86 Nations

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 671-691

  Breznau, Nate ^a   Lykes, Valerie A ^b   Kelley, Jonathan ^b   Evans, M D R ^b  

^a Social and Decision Sciences   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

clash of civilizations; development; devoutness; political attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955178175     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2011.01605.x     Document Type: Article

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