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Special Section: Localizing Islam: National paradigms, new actors, and contingent choices

Negotiating meaning through costume and social media in Bulgarian Muslims' communities of practice

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Pages 560-580 | Received 11 Mar 2016, Accepted 23 Sep 2016, Published online: 16 Jun 2017

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