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Volume 14, 2013 - Issue 4: Invented Religions: Creating New Religions through Fiction, Parody and Play
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Fiction-based religion: Conceptualising a new category against history-based religion and fandom

Markus Altena DavidsenLeiden Institute for Religious Studies, Leiden University, Matthias de Vrieshof 1, Postbox 9515, Leiden2311BZ, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 378-395 | Published online: 14 Oct 2013

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