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Religious Cognition and Behaviour in Autism: The Role of Mentalizing

Paul ReddishLEVYNA Laboratory for the Experimental Research of Religion, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech RepublicCorrespondence[email protected]
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Penny TokLEVYNA Laboratory for the Experimental Research of Religion, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Radek KundtLEVYNA Laboratory for the Experimental Research of Religion, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic;Department for the Study of Religions, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech RepublicView further author information
Pages 95-112 | Published online: 09 Nov 2015

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