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Original Articles

Varieties of openness in Tehran and Qom: psychological and religious parallels of faith and intellect-oriented Islamic religious reflection

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Pages 123-137 | Received 04 Jul 2011, Accepted 05 Dec 2011, Published online: 24 Jan 2012

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