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Economies of expert religion in Sri Lanka 斯里兰卡的专家宗教经济

Journal of Religious and Political Practice Pub Date : 2018-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/20566093.2017.1396090

Benjamin Schonthal

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引用次数: 1

Sacred claims and the politics of indigeneity in Australia 澳大利亚的神圣主张与土著政治

Journal of Religious and Political Practice Pub Date : 2018-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/20566093.2017.1393174

Miranda Johnson

引用次数: 1

Beyond religious freedom: Asia-Pacific engagements in conversation with Elizabeth Shakman Hurd 超越宗教自由:与伊丽莎白·沙克曼·赫德对话的亚太事务

Journal of Religious and Political Practice Pub Date : 2018-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/20566093.2017.1396091

J. Rees, Timothy Smartt

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引用次数: 0

When ‘good religion’ is good 当“好的宗教”是好的时候

Journal of Religious and Political Practice Pub Date : 2018-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/20566093.2017.1396089

Atalia Omer

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引用次数: 5

Wonders and tremors in the aftershocks of high energy physics 高能物理余震中的奇迹和震动

Journal of Religious and Political Practice Pub Date : 2017-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/20566093.2017.1351168

Rachel Morgain

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引用次数: 0

Fear and wonder out bush: engaging a critical anthropological perspective on indigenous alterity 恐惧和惊奇走出丛林:对土著另类的批判性人类学视角

Journal of Religious and Political Practice Pub Date : 2017-08-11 DOI: 10.1080/20566093.2017.1351170

Eve Vincent

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引用次数: 2

Clearing curses and commanding crocodiles: observations of atypical events in rural Solomon Islands 清除诅咒和指挥鳄鱼:对所罗门群岛农村非典型事件的观察

Journal of Religious and Political Practice Pub Date : 2017-08-11 DOI: 10.1080/20566093.2017.1351172

B. Hall

引用次数: 3

Uncertain encounters with wild elephants in Assam, Northeast India 在印度东北部的阿萨姆邦，不确定地遇到了野生大象

Journal of Religious and Political Practice Pub Date : 2017-08-11 DOI: 10.1080/20566093.2017.1351173

Paul G. Keil

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引用次数: 5

Getting more real with wonder: an afterword 在惊奇中变得更加真实:后记

Journal of Religious and Political Practice Pub Date : 2017-08-11 DOI: 10.1080/20566093.2017.1351174

Michael W. Scott

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引用次数: 2

Try the spirits: power encounters and anti-wonder in Christian missions 试试精神:基督教传教中的权力邂逅和反奇迹

Journal of Religious and Political Practice Pub Date : 2017-08-11 DOI: 10.1080/20566093.2017.1351171

Matthew Tomlinson

引用次数: 4