Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2007, 43(6): 1175-1194 | DOI: 10.13060/00380288.2007.43.6.04

Believer Perspectives on Death and Funeral Practices in a Non-believing Country

Olga Nešporová
Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs, Prague

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Nešporová, O. (2007). Believer Perspectives on Death and Funeral Practices in a Non-believing Country. Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, 43(6), 1175-1194. doi: 10.13060/00380288.2007.43.6.04
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