Pierre Smiths mind traps: The origin and ramifications of a theory of ritual efficacy

Anthropological Theory

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 358-374

  Halloy, Arnaud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Alfred Gell; cognition; mind trap; Pierre Smith; ritual efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943605563     PISSN: 14634996     EISSN: 17412641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1463499615594559     Document Type: Review

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