Merlin B. Brinkerhoff, Jeffrey C. Jacob, Quasi-Religious Meaning Systems, Official Religion, and Quality of Life in an Alternative Lifestyle: A Survey from the Back-to-the-Land Movement, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 26, No. 1 (Mar., 1987), pp. 63-80
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