The marketization of religion: Field, Capital, and consumer identity

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 858-875

  McAlexander, James H ^a   Dufault, Beth Leavenworth ^b   Martin, Diane M ^c   Schouten, John W ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84906976127     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/677894     Document Type: Article

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