Does being Indigenous imply being religious? Anthropology, heritage and historiography in Mexico

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Does being Indigenous imply being religious? Anthropology, heritage and historiography in Mexico. / Jacobsen, Casper.

In: Critique of Anthropology, Vol. 43, No. 2, 2023, p. 185-204.

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Jacobsen, C 2023, 'Does being Indigenous imply being religious? Anthropology, heritage and historiography in Mexico', Critique of Anthropology, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 185-204. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308275X231175972

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Jacobsen, C. (2023). Does being Indigenous imply being religious? Anthropology, heritage and historiography in Mexico. Critique of Anthropology, 43(2), 185-204. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308275X231175972

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Jacobsen C. Does being Indigenous imply being religious? Anthropology, heritage and historiography in Mexico. Critique of Anthropology. 2023;43(2):185-204. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308275X231175972

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Jacobsen, Casper. / Does being Indigenous imply being religious? Anthropology, heritage and historiography in Mexico. In: Critique of Anthropology. 2023 ; Vol. 43, No. 2. pp. 185-204.

Bibtex

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