“Ritual sacrifice is a lagging statistical indicator”
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Amerikastudien
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['0340-2827', '2625-2155']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33675/amst/2023/2/18