Religion: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters, by CHRISTIAN SMITH
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Sociology of Religion
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1069-4404,1759-8818
DOI: 10.1093/socrel/sry035