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Destiny, Miracle Healers and Magical Intervention: Vernacular Beliefs on Involuntary Childlessness in Estonia

By: Reet Hiiemäe  
Open Access
|Jan 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jef-2017-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2228-0987 | Journal ISSN: 1736-6518
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