Religion and rational choice theory1

Rational Choice Theory and Religion: Summary and Assessment

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 147-159

  Hechter, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 85070621423     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315538877-18     Document Type: Chapter

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