A hyperreal god and modern belief toward an anthropological theory of mind: Toward an anthropological theory of mind

Current Anthropology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 371-395

  Luhrmann, T M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84864062568     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/666529     Document Type: Article

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