METHODS IN SCIENTIFIC AND RELIGIOUS INQUIRY
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عنوان ژورنال: Zygon�
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0591-2385,1467-9744
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1981.tb00406.x