Late Abrahamic reunion? Religious fundamentalism negatively predicts dual Abrahamic group categorization among Muslims and Christians

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 337-348

  Kunst, Jonas R ^a   Thomsen, Lotte ^a,b,c   Sam, David L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

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EID: 84902139902     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2014     Document Type: Article

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