Introduction Women, religion and secularization: One size does not fit all

Women and Religion in the West: Challenging Secularization

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-19

  Vincett, Giselle ^a   Sharma, Sonya ^b   Aune, Kristin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

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