The Relocation of Transcendence: Using Schutz to Conceptualize the Nature Experiences of Secular People

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The Relocation of Transcendence : Using Schutz to Conceptualize the Nature Experiences of Secular People. / Thurfjell, David; Rubow, Cecilie; Remmel, Atko; Ohlsson, Henrik.

In: Nature and Culture, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2019, p. 190-214.

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Thurfjell, D, Rubow, C, Remmel, A & Ohlsson, H 2019, 'The Relocation of Transcendence: Using Schutz to Conceptualize the Nature Experiences of Secular People', Nature and Culture, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 190-214. https://doi.org/10.3167/nc.2019.140205

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Thurfjell, D., Rubow, C., Remmel, A., & Ohlsson, H. (2019). The Relocation of Transcendence: Using Schutz to Conceptualize the Nature Experiences of Secular People. Nature and Culture, 14(2), 190-214. https://doi.org/10.3167/nc.2019.140205

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Thurfjell D, Rubow C, Remmel A, Ohlsson H. The Relocation of Transcendence: Using Schutz to Conceptualize the Nature Experiences of Secular People. Nature and Culture. 2019;14(2):190-214. https://doi.org/10.3167/nc.2019.140205

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Thurfjell, David ; Rubow, Cecilie ; Remmel, Atko ; Ohlsson, Henrik. / The Relocation of Transcendence : Using Schutz to Conceptualize the Nature Experiences of Secular People. In: Nature and Culture. 2019 ; Vol. 14, No. 2. pp. 190-214.

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