The spirit in the material: A case study of animism in the American southwest

American Antiquity

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 243-262

  VanPool, Christine S ^a   Newsome, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84879547626     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7183/0002-7316.77.2.243     Document Type: Article

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