The Anthropology of Christianity

Religion Compass

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1139-1158

  Bialecki, Jon ^a   Haynes, Naomi ^b   Robbins, Joel ^b  

^a REED COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85045159554     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2008.00116.x     Document Type: Article

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