In-laws and outlaws: black magic among Pakistani migrants in Denmark

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In-laws and outlaws : black magic among Pakistani migrants in Denmark. / Nielsen, Mikkel Rytter.

I: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Bind 16, Nr. 1, 2010, s. 46-63.

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Nielsen, MR 2010, 'In-laws and outlaws: black magic among Pakistani migrants in Denmark', Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, bind 16, nr. 1, s. 46-63. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9655.2009.01596.x

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Nielsen, M. R. (2010). In-laws and outlaws: black magic among Pakistani migrants in Denmark. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 16(1), 46-63. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9655.2009.01596.x

Vancouver

Nielsen MR. In-laws and outlaws: black magic among Pakistani migrants in Denmark. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 2010;16(1):46-63. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9655.2009.01596.x

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Nielsen, Mikkel Rytter. / In-laws and outlaws : black magic among Pakistani migrants in Denmark. I: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 2010 ; Bind 16, Nr. 1. s. 46-63.

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