God on trial: Human sacrifice, trickery, and faith

HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 140-154

  Willerslev Prof, Rane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abraham; Chukchi; Faith; Kierkegaard; Sacrifice; Value

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916236415     PISSN: 25751433     EISSN: 20491115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14318/hau3.1.009     Document Type: Article

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