International Journal of
Sociology and Anthropology

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Sociol. Anthropol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-988X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJSA
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 334

Full Length Research Paper

‘Forgotten and forgiven’? Calvinism and French Society

Milan Zafirovski
  • Milan Zafirovski
  • Department of Sociology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA.
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  •  Accepted: 18 December 2013
  •  Published: 28 February 2014

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