15. Witchcraft Accusations and the Christian Church’s Response
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عنوان ژورنال: OKH Journal: Anthropological Ethnography and Analysis Through the Eyes of Christian Faith
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2573-4180
DOI: 10.18251/okh.v4i1.77