Religious rituals, spiritually disciplined practices, and health

Thinking Through Rituals: Philosophical Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 258-280

  Van Ness, Peter H ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203644416     Document Type: Chapter

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