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The Social Imaginary of Science and Nonreligion: Narrating the Connection in the Anglophone West Cover

The Social Imaginary of Science and Nonreligion: Narrating the Connection in the Anglophone West

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|Aug 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/snr.163 | Journal eISSN: 2053-6712
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 30, 2022
Accepted on: Jul 26, 2023
Published on: Aug 11, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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