The pastor and the prophetess: An analysis of gender and Christianity in Vanuatu

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 103-122

  Eriksen, Annelin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

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EID: 84856953493     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2011.01733.x     Document Type: Article

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