Dreams from Elsewhere: Muslim subjectivities beyond the trope of self-cultivation

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 247-265

  Mittermaier, Amira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84860434047     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2012.01742.x     Document Type: Article

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