Big gods were made for big groups

Religion, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-93

  Shariff, Azim F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 84893268240     PISSN: 2153599X     EISSN: 21535981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/2153599X.2011.558717     Document Type: Article

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