Religious Authority in East Asia: Materiality, Media, and Aesthetics

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Religious Authority in East Asia : Materiality, Media, and Aesthetics. / Baffelli, Erica; Caple, Jane Eluned.

I: Asian Ethnology, Bind 78, Nr. 1, 23.07.2019, s. 3-21.

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Baffelli, E & Caple, JE 2019, 'Religious Authority in East Asia: Materiality, Media, and Aesthetics', Asian Ethnology, bind 78, nr. 1, s. 3-21. <https://asianethnology.org/articles/2168>

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Baffelli, E., & Caple, J. E. (2019). Religious Authority in East Asia: Materiality, Media, and Aesthetics. Asian Ethnology, 78(1), 3-21. https://asianethnology.org/articles/2168

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Baffelli E, Caple JE. Religious Authority in East Asia: Materiality, Media, and Aesthetics. Asian Ethnology. 2019 jul. 23;78(1):3-21.

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Baffelli, Erica ; Caple, Jane Eluned. / Religious Authority in East Asia : Materiality, Media, and Aesthetics. I: Asian Ethnology. 2019 ; Bind 78, Nr. 1. s. 3-21.

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