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“Pagan Pilgrimage: New Religious Movements Research on Sacred Travel within Pagan and New Age Communities.” 2011.

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“Pagan Pilgrimage: New Religious Movements Research on Sacred Travel within Pagan and New Age Communities.” Religion Compass. New Religious Movements section. (5)7:326–342. DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2011.00282.x

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