Geomythology, theodicy, and the continuing relevance of religious worldviews on responses to volcanic eruptions

Living Under the Shadow: Cultural Impacts of Volcanic Eruptions

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 203-224

  Chester, David K ^a   Duncan, Angus M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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