Durkheim's Sociology of Religion: Themes and Theories
- ISBN-10
- 0710092989
- ISBN-13
- 9780710092984
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 577
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984-01-01
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- W. S. F. Pickering
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