Denial and Pragmatism: Islam and the Danish State

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Denial and Pragmatism : Islam and the Danish State. / Netterstrøm, Kasper Ly.

In: Journal of Religion in Europe, Vol. 14, No. 1-2, 2021, p. 133-161.

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Netterstrøm, KL 2021, 'Denial and Pragmatism: Islam and the Danish State', Journal of Religion in Europe, vol. 14, no. 1-2, pp. 133-161. https://doi.org/10.1163/18748929-20211518

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Netterstrøm, K. L. (2021). Denial and Pragmatism: Islam and the Danish State. Journal of Religion in Europe, 14(1-2), 133-161. https://doi.org/10.1163/18748929-20211518

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Netterstrøm KL. Denial and Pragmatism: Islam and the Danish State. Journal of Religion in Europe. 2021;14(1-2):133-161. https://doi.org/10.1163/18748929-20211518

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Netterstrøm, Kasper Ly. / Denial and Pragmatism : Islam and the Danish State. In: Journal of Religion in Europe. 2021 ; Vol. 14, No. 1-2. pp. 133-161.

Bibtex

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