The language of belief: An alternative agenda for the study of victorian working-class religion

Journal of Victorian Culture

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 303-317

  Williams, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84865743153     PISSN: 13555502     EISSN: 17500133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13555509609505928     Document Type: Note

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