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The occultural significance of The Da Vinci Code. / Partridge, Christopher.
In: Northern Lights: Film and Media Studies Yearbook , Vol. 6, 2008, p. 107-126.

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Partridge, C 2008, 'The occultural significance of The Da Vinci Code', Northern Lights: Film and Media Studies Yearbook , vol. 6, pp. 107-126. https://doi.org/10.1386/nl.6.1.107_1

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Partridge, C. (2008). The occultural significance of The Da Vinci Code. Northern Lights: Film and Media Studies Yearbook , 6, 107-126. https://doi.org/10.1386/nl.6.1.107_1

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Partridge C. The occultural significance of The Da Vinci Code. Northern Lights: Film and Media Studies Yearbook . 2008;6:107-126. doi: 10.1386/nl.6.1.107_1

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Partridge, Christopher. / The occultural significance of The Da Vinci Code. In: Northern Lights: Film and Media Studies Yearbook . 2008 ; Vol. 6. pp. 107-126.

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