Ritualizing and Materializing Citizenship

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Ritualizing and Materializing Citizenship. / Damsholt, Tine.

In: Journal of Ritual Studies, Vol. 23, No. 2, 2009, p. 17-29.

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Harvard

Damsholt, T 2009, 'Ritualizing and Materializing Citizenship', Journal of Ritual Studies, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 17-29.

APA

Damsholt, T. (2009). Ritualizing and Materializing Citizenship. Journal of Ritual Studies, 23(2), 17-29.

Vancouver

Damsholt T. Ritualizing and Materializing Citizenship. Journal of Ritual Studies. 2009;23(2):17-29.

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Damsholt, Tine. / Ritualizing and Materializing Citizenship. In: Journal of Ritual Studies. 2009 ; Vol. 23, No. 2. pp. 17-29.

Bibtex

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