Ritual behavior and trust in the Tyva Republic

Current Anthropology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 381-388

  Purzycki, Benjamin Grant ^a   Arakchaa, Tayana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

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EID: 84877847163     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670526     Document Type: Note

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