Religion and gender inequality: The status of women in the societies of world religions
By: Kamila Klingorová and Tomáš Havlíček
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgr-2015-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6202 (formerly 1210-8812) | Journal ISSN: 1210-8812
Language: English
Page range: 2 - 11
Submitted on: Jun 5, 2014
Accepted on: Apr 14, 2015
Published on: Aug 21, 2015
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