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Desectarianization in Lebanon: structural impediments and the agency of religious leaders

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Desectarianization in Lebanon: structural impediments and the agency of religious leaders. / Ghazal, Elias.
Lancaster University, 2024. 222 p.

Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis

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Ghazal, E 2024, 'Desectarianization in Lebanon: structural impediments and the agency of religious leaders', PhD, Lancaster University. https://doi.org/10.17635/lancaster/thesis/2343

APA

Ghazal, E. (2024). Desectarianization in Lebanon: structural impediments and the agency of religious leaders. [Doctoral Thesis, Lancaster University]. Lancaster University. https://doi.org/10.17635/lancaster/thesis/2343

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Ghazal E. Desectarianization in Lebanon: structural impediments and the agency of religious leaders. Lancaster University, 2024. 222 p. doi: 10.17635/lancaster/thesis/2343

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Ghazal, Elias. / Desectarianization in Lebanon : structural impediments and the agency of religious leaders. Lancaster University, 2024. 222 p.

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