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Living religious practices. / Knott, Kim.
Intersections of religion and migration: issues at the global crossroads. ed. / Jennifer B. Saunders; Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh; Susanna Snyder. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. p. 71-90 (Religion and Global Migrations).

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Knott, K 2016, Living religious practices. in JB Saunders, E Fiddian-Qasmiyeh & S Snyder (eds), Intersections of religion and migration: issues at the global crossroads. Religion and Global Migrations, Palgrave Macmillan, London, pp. 71-90. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58629-2

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Knott, K. (2016). Living religious practices. In J. B. Saunders, E. Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, & S. Snyder (Eds.), Intersections of religion and migration: issues at the global crossroads (pp. 71-90). (Religion and Global Migrations). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58629-2

Vancouver

Knott K. Living religious practices. In Saunders JB, Fiddian-Qasmiyeh E, Snyder S, editors, Intersections of religion and migration: issues at the global crossroads. London: Palgrave Macmillan. 2016. p. 71-90. (Religion and Global Migrations). doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-58629-2

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Knott, Kim. / Living religious practices. Intersections of religion and migration: issues at the global crossroads. editor / Jennifer B. Saunders ; Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh ; Susanna Snyder. London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. pp. 71-90 (Religion and Global Migrations).

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