Practical philosophies: Interpretations of religion and spirituality by African American and European American elders

Journal of Religious Gerontology

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 85-99

  Nelson Becker, Holly B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Jewish older persons; Low income older adults; Religion definitions; Spirituality definitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010582789     PISSN: 10502289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J078v14n02_01     Document Type: Article

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