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Academy of Marketing Conference – Reframing Marketing Priorities

Revisiting Benjaminʼs aura in the age of mediatisation – the digital aura of megachurches

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Pages 1765-1799 | Received 14 Apr 2022, Accepted 11 Sep 2023, Published online: 12 Dec 2023

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