Spiritually Enmeshed, Socially Enmeshed: Shamanism and Belonging in Ulaanbaatar

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Spiritually Enmeshed, Socially Enmeshed: Shamanism and Belonging in Ulaanbaatar. / Abrahms-Kavunenko, Saskia Adelle.

In: Social Analysis: The International Journal of Anthropology, Vol. 60, No. 3, 2016, p. 1-16.

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Abrahms-Kavunenko, SA 2016, 'Spiritually Enmeshed, Socially Enmeshed: Shamanism and Belonging in Ulaanbaatar', Social Analysis: The International Journal of Anthropology, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 1-16. <https://www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/social-analysis/60/3/sa600301.xml>

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Abrahms-Kavunenko, S. A. (2016). Spiritually Enmeshed, Socially Enmeshed: Shamanism and Belonging in Ulaanbaatar. Social Analysis: The International Journal of Anthropology, 60(3), 1-16. https://www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/social-analysis/60/3/sa600301.xml

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Abrahms-Kavunenko SA. Spiritually Enmeshed, Socially Enmeshed: Shamanism and Belonging in Ulaanbaatar. Social Analysis: The International Journal of Anthropology. 2016;60(3):1-16.

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Abrahms-Kavunenko, Saskia Adelle. / Spiritually Enmeshed, Socially Enmeshed: Shamanism and Belonging in Ulaanbaatar. In: Social Analysis: The International Journal of Anthropology. 2016 ; Vol. 60, No. 3. pp. 1-16.

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