The Gift of Life: The Sociology of Religion in Talcott Parsons' Late Work

Journal of Classical Sociology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 127-141

  Joas, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Christianity; death; justice; love; myth; religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990394398     PISSN: 1468795X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14687950122232477     Document Type: Article

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