Annual review of the sociology of religion. / Volume 4, : Prayer in religion and spirituality / / edited by Giuseppe Giordan and Linda Woodhead.

Prayer is a phenomenon which seems to be characteristic not only of participants in every religion, but also men and women who do not identify with traditional religions. It can be practised even by those who do not believe either in a God or transcendent force. In this sense, therefore, we may asse...

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Superior document:Annual review of the sociology of religion, volume 4
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : Brill,, 2013.
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion 4.
Physical Description:1 online resource (313 pages) :; illustrations (some color).
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