Schedule
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Tour pre-congreso: Museos del Vaticano
No quedan plazas
Sesión de bienvenida online (en directo)
17:00 (5:00 PM) Hora de Roma
Sesión virtual
Sesión asincrónica de acceso permanente
Religión y espiritualidad en "Verso la cuna del mondo" de Guido Gozzano: ¿Teología versus poesía?
Fernando Cid Lucas, Lector de Español y Cultore della Materia, Ateneo Linguistico, Universitá di Macerata, Macerata, Italy
Sesión virtual
Sesión asincrónica de acceso permanente
El Santo Grial - Un objeto arqueológico ¿vulnerable? que aúna el interés de las artes: De los cuentos del Grial al Parsifal de Wagner
Diolinda Ramírez-Gutiérrez, Investigadora predoctoral, Instituto Universitario de investigación social y turismo, Universidad de Laguna, Spain
La duda en Saadia Gaón y en Algazel
Encarnación Ruiz Callejón, Profesora Titular , Departamento de Filosofía II, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
Sesión virtual
Sesión asincrónica de acceso permanente
Voces desde el barro: La revolución de la sinodalidad
Sofia Alejandra Vazquez, Student, Prof. en Filosofía, Escuela de Educación Secundaria Particular Incorporada N° 3106 “Santa Rita de Casia” - Escuela Part. Inc. N° 2035 “Santa Rosa de Lima” - Universidad Católica de Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina
La investigación de la comunicación religiosa en Brasil: Desafíos y oportunidades
Luiz Guilherme Leite Amaral, Student, PhD Student, Universidade de Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Registro de participantes y café de bienvenida
Sapienza Università di Roma. Dirección: Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5
Inauguración del Congreso
Sesión plenaria (en inglés) con Raquel Andrade Weiss
"Sacred Feminisms: Ancestral Spiritualities to Imagine New Futures"
Pausa para café
Mesa redonda
"Tema destacado 2025—Significados frágiles: La vulnerabilidad en el estudio de las religiones y la espiritualidad"
El papel del legislador en la postsecularización ante posibles actos de incitación a la violencia contra las mujeres fundamentados en creencias religiosas
María José Parejo, Profesora Titular , Derecho Público, Universidad Pablo de Olavide , Sevilla, Spain
David Cobos Sanchiz, Profesor titular , Educación y Psicología Social , Universidad Pablo de Olavide , Sevilla, Spain
El auge del fundamentalismo religioso en la política caribeña y latinoamericana: Un análisis historiográfico
Maricelis Nogueras Colón, Profesora, Departamento de Educación General, Atlantic University, Puerto Rico
Usos y abusos del poder en el clero novohispano: Diego Marín de Moya, Comisario general de la Orden de san Camilo
Berta Gilabert Hidalgo, Profesora de Carrera, Historia, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Cena del Congreso: Casa dell'Aviatore
No incluida en la cuota de inscripción. Reserve su plaza desde "Special Events"
Registro de participantes
Sapienza Università di Roma. Dirección: Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5
Noticias del día
Sesión plenaria (en inglés) con Stefania Palmisano
"Insights from the Italian Context on Contemporary Spirituality: Addressing Vulnerability and Fostering Resilience"
Pausa para café
La teología puesta a prueba por la vulnerabilidad: Debate sobre un malentendido
Rafael Fernández Hart, Student, Doctorate, Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, Lima, Peru
Esperanza en tierra de dolor : Espiritualidad y resiliencia en Bojayá (Colombia)
Luis Carlos Riaño Sanabria, Estudiante de Magister en Teología Fundamental , Facultad de Teología , Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile , Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile
Religión, cultura y desarrollo en la agenda internacional: El aporte conceptual de la Doctrina Social de la Iglesia para alcanzar un “auténtico” desarrollo humano
Luis Alberto Requena Arriola, Profesor Ordinario Asociado, Humanidades, Universidad de Piura, Peru
La renovación pastoral de la catequesis de iniciación cristiana, a la luz de la pedagogía del amor de Jesús: Propuesta metodológica de catequesis por dinámicas
Nancy Alban, DIRECTORA, LUDOTECA, Pichincha, Ecuador
Митарствата [Mitárstvata] - Las andanzas del alma y la doctrina del juicio individual en la escatología popular en Bulgaria: Creencias, apócrifos, e iconografía
Vladislava Spasova Ilieva, Antropóloga y Dra. en Ciencias de las Religiones, Instituto de Etnología y Estudios Folclóricos/Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum, sección Estudios comparativos folclóricos , Academia Búlgara de las Ciencias/Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), Sofia, Bulgaria
La vulnerabilidad religiosa y la interpretación del versículo del Padrenuestro (sed libera nos a malo) en la teología del siglo XX: El pensamiento de tres pensadoras sobre la vulnerabilidad humana - Simone Weil, Raissa Maritain y Anne Marie Lecu
Rodrigo Álvarez Gutiérrez, Profesor adjunto, Facultad de Teología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile
Hacia una clasificación del género literario al que pertenecen los así llamados “evangelios gnósticos” de Nag Hammadi
Roberto Sánchez Valencia, Profesor titular de las asignaturas de Historia de Grecia e Historia de Roma antiguas., Colegio de Letras Clásicas de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), México, Mexico
Sesión plenaria (en inglés) con Alberto Camplani
"Vulnerability as a Universal Human Condition: Responses in Manichaean Texts and Early Syriac Writings"
Cóctel de despedida
Incluido para todos los participantes del Congreso
Pre-Conference Tour: Vatican Museums
Fully Booked
Online Welcome and Training Session
17:00 (5:00 PM) Rome Time
Virtual Session: TBA
Asynchronous Session
Virtual Posters
Asynchronous Session
Contemplating Complex Realities
Asynchronous Session
The Transformative Power of Vulnerability: Reflections on the Sermon on the Mount
June-Ann Greeley, Professor, Catholic Studies and Languages and Literatures, Sacred Heart University Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Reacting to the Irrationality Problem: Civilian Astrology and Certainty Posturing
Ian Anthony, Student, PhD, University of California - Santa Barbara, California, United States
Global Education in the Jesuit Tradition: Intercultural Practices as Truth and Reconciliation
Laura Spitz, Vice Provost and Professor of Law, Seattle University, Washington, United States
Eduardo Penalver, Seattle University
Virtual Session: TBA
Asynchronous Session
Registration Desk Open and Welcome Coffee
Sapienza University of Rome: Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5
Conference Opening
Virtual Session: TBA
Asynchronous Session
Experiences and Understanding
Asynchronous Session
The Art of Spiritual Transformation through Embodied Vulnerability: Reflecting on Dr. John E. Mack's Transpersonal Research on Alien Encounters
Marina A. Smirnova, PhD, Full Professor, Department of Humanistic Psychology; Director of Consciousness, Spirituality, and Integrative Health (CSIH) Specialization , Humanistic Psychology, Saybrook University, California, United States
Installments, Social Networks, and Tarot Card Spreads: How Loyalty Support Strategies Work in the Modern Digitalized Russian Esoteric Market
Maria Zharakhovich, Intern Researcher, Social Policy Institute, Higher School of Economics, Russian Federation
Affluence and the Economy Behind Oracles - an Experiential Study of Klaros : Interplay of Politics, Religion, Economy and Individual Actors
Recep Can Mert, Student, Art History and Archaeology , Columbia University, New York, United States
Evolving Practice
Asynchronous Session
Nones and Pleasure: A Systematic Analysis of the Perception and Application of Pleasure in the Lives of Religious Nones
Kevin Grane, Student, PhD canidate, University of Denver, Colorado, United States
New Forms of Religious Ideas and Practice in Contemporary Latvia
Solveiga Krumina Konkova, Professor, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
The Expanding Category of Religion and Spirituality : A Transdisciplinary Perspective on the Confluence of Science, Religion, and the Theology of the "Nones"
Therasa Topete, Student, PhD, Claremont Graduate University, California, United States
Diverse Dimensions
Asynchronous Session
A Consideration on the Truth of Origin in Tenrikyo and the Origin of Human Beings in Science
Jessica Diniz, Student, Environmental Law, Federal University of Parana, Paraná, Brazil
Semen est Sanguis Christianorum: Coptic Spirituality of Martyrdom
Miloš David, Student, PhDr. ThDr. Mgr./PhD student, Institute of Eastern Christianity, Hussite Theological Faculty, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
Commemoration of Ashura: Shiite Community Experience in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Maritza Eridania Espejel Pineda, Profesora, Centro de Relaciones Internacionales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Plenary Session and Discussion with Raquel Andrade Weiss
"Sacred Feminisms: Ancestral Spiritualities to Imagine New Futures"
Coffee Break
Virtual Session: TBA
Asynchronous Session
Virtual Session: TBA
Asynchronous Session
Virtual Session: TBA
Asynchronous Session
Virtual Session: TBA
Asynchronous Session
Talking Circle
"Religious Community and Socialization"
Talking Circle
"Religious Commonalities and Differences"
Talking Circle
"Religious Foundations"
Talking Circle
"2025 Special Focus—Fragile Meanings: Vulnerability in the Study of Religions and Spirituality"
Talking Circle
"The Politics of Religion"
Photography, Religion and Social Change
Roddy MacInnes, Professor of Photography, School of Art and Art History, University of Denver, Colorado, United States
Millennial Rap: Hip-Hop Cultures Response to Spiritual Pluralism
Dr. Walter Hidalgo, Educator and Coach, Independent Scholar, New York, United States
Witnessing Other Worlds and Tending to Homeplace: Apprehending the Otherwise
Anthony Cruz Pantojas, Humanist Chaplain & Coordinator of Africana Spirituality , Central Administration, Tufts University, United States
Creating Together: Vulnerable Aesthetics of Solidarity
Hillary Bylund, Student, PhD, Fordham University, New York, United States
Surviving a Tragic Ailment : A New Lens into the History of Conversion
Rachel Cope, Associate Professor, Church History, Brigham Young University, Utah, United States
The Imperatives of Vulnerability: Learning from Wounds in Caravaggio's Depictions of Christ
Fannie Bialek, Assistant Professor, The John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Transforming Faith Through Curriculum: Analyzing the Teachings and Influence of WOFBI 2024 on Pentecostal Practice in Nigeria
Aretha Oluwakemi Asakitikpi, Student, Doctor of Education in Educational Research, Werklund School of Education, Alberta, Canada
Second-generation Ethiopian and Eritrean Youth and Christianity: Distinguishing between Religion and Spirituality
Mary Goitom, Associate Professor, Social Work, York University, Canada
A Consideration of Jewish and Catholic Resistance in the Nazi Concentration Camps
Eileen Lyon, Professor, History, The State University of New York at Fredonia, New York, United States
Religious Liberalism and Black Women's Political Thought, 1865-1915
Christopher Cameron, Professor, History, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Translating Modernity into the Islamic Paradigm: Toward an Ethical Project of Liberation
Salah Basalamah, Chair and Professor, School of Translation and Interpretation, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Religious Extremism and Legal Gaps: Navigating Vulnerability in the Intersection of Faith, Law, and Human Rights
Russell Hoban, Student, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Auckland, New Zealand
The Trinary Formula for Spiritual Unification as Illustrated in the Phenomenological Approaches of Father Pavel Florensky and Philosopher Edith Stein
Sally Stocksdale, Instructor, History, Towson University, Maryland, United States
A Comparison of the Incidence and Function of Female Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible in Its Ancient Near Eastern Context
Deborah Gruber, Assistant Professor, Classical Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, CUNY Queens College, New York, United States
African Spirituality and Mental Health in Johannesburg, South Africa
Alex Asakitikpi, National Senior Researcher, Faculty of Humanities, The Independent Institute of Education, Gauteng, South Africa
The Folkloric Revival in Britain: Land, Tradition, Identity, as Healing During and After COVID 19
Carole Cusack, Professor of Religious Studies, Studies in Religion, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Evangelical Christian Nationalism and Substance Use Disorders in the US: Impacts on Vulnerable Populations and Opportunities for Increased Resiliency
Andrew Ward, Visiting Assistant Professor, Political Science- International Development, Tulane University, Louisiana, United States
Embodied Purity, Socialization, and Community: Ritual Reading of the Gurucaritra in the Dattātreya Sampradāy
Mugdha Yeolekar, Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, California State University at Fullerton, California, United States
Dealing with Deficient, Defective and Dysfunctional Spiritualities
Paul Gifford, Emeritus Professor, Religions, SOAS (School oof Oriental and African Studies), London, City of, United Kingdom
God, Man, and Superman: Heroic Powers, Fragile Moments, and Religious Understanding
Gian Pagnucci, Chair, Language, Literature, & Writing, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States
Evangelical Exodus: From Trauma to Transcendence
Nicol Michelle Epple, Assistant Teaching Professor and Yoga Instructor; Counselor-Coach and Holistic Practitioner, English, Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University; LOV Leadership Coaching, LLC, Pennsylvania, United States
Extraterrestrial Theologies: When Conspiracy Theories and Science Fiction Become Religion
Leonardo Breno Martins, Collaborating Professor, Social Psychology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
“Le Devoir de Décolonisation”: The Catholic Church and the Politics of Colonialism and Decolonization in France (1900-1954)
Didier Course, Professor of French, Global Languages and Literature Department, Hood College, United States
Ancient Eleusis and Modern Psychedelic Integration Groups
Walter Ward, Professor, History, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Strength Through Song: How Crypto-Jews in the American Southwest Maintained Their Religious Identity Through Music
Cara Schreffler, Assistant Professor, Music, Rocky Mountain College, Montana, United States
Courage in Vulnerability as a Psychological Quality and Civic Virtue
Ivana Ryška Vajdová, Research Fellow, Department of Religious Studies, University of Vienna, Austria
Uncertainty and Vulnerability: A Proposal for Interpreting Spiritual Experience
Juan Dejo Bendezú, Vice President of Research, Philosophy and Theology, University Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, Lima, Peru
A Vision of Transgression: Visuality, Vulnerability, and Forgiving in Muqātil b. Sulaymān’s (d. 150/767) Qur’an Exegesis of Sūrat Yūsuf
Yunus Valerian Hentschel, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Comparative Religion, ERC VISIONIS - Vision and Visuality in the Qur'an and Early Islam, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Transcendent Holiness and the Centrality of Human
Arik Segev, Head of the M.Ed. Program in Educational Leadership Development, School of Advanced Studies, Kaye Academic College of Education and Sapir Academic College, Israel
Frailty and Finitude as Ontological Conditions for Religion: Anthropological and Phenomenological Observations
Ricardo Santos Alexandre, Associated Researcher, CRIA (Centre for Research in Anthropology), Portugal, Portugal
Unpacking the Divinity Debate: Jesus and the Demi-Gods: A Comparative Analysis through Religion, Mythology, and Modern Media
Essien Oku Essien, Doctoral Student, Communication, Culture and Media Studies, Drexel University, Pennsylvania, United States
Registration Desk Open
Sapienza University of Rome: Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5
Plenary Session and Discussion with Stefania Palmisano
"Insights from the Italian Context on Contemporary Spirituality: Addressing Vulnerability and Fostering Resilience"
Coffee Break
Dual Vocations of Science and Religion: A Historical Case Study of Benedictine Women
Diana Fenton, Associate Professor, Education, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, Minnesota, United States
Religious Communities in the Byzantine Holy Land: Evidences of Intercultural Dialogue in the Area of Beth Guvrin/Eleutheropolis
Barbara Astafurova, PhD Candidate, Jewish Studies and Archaeology, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Non-Muslim Minority Communities in Turkiye as Political Objects: Religious Freedom and Equal Citizenship
Muteber Yilmazcan, General Coordinator, Non-Muslim Minority Foundations Representation, Istanbul, Turkey
Investigating Dharamshalas (Pilgrim Inns) of Haridwar Focusing on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Its Continuity
Abhishek Verma, Student, PhD Scholar, Department of Architecture & Planning, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee-247667, Uttarakhand, India, India
Smriti Saraswat, Assistant Professor, Architecture and Planning, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttaranchal, India
Aztec and Maya Understandings of Christ's Descent from the Cross
Mark Christensen, Professor, History, Brigham Young University, Utah, United States
Sufism Across Cultural Boundaries: Meanings, Practices and Methods of Development
Patrick Laude, Professor, Theology and Religious Studies, Georgetown University, Ad Dawhah, Qatar
Salah Basalamah, Chair and Professor, School of Translation and Interpretation, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Jiri Mesic, Assistant Professor, Departament of English and German Philology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Health Benefits of Salat Based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
Intan Sabrina, Rehabilitation Physician, Rehabilitation Medicine, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Malaysia
Afro-Brazilian Spiritual Belief Systems to Address Racial Disparities in Sickle Cell Disease among Black Brazilians
Anuli Njoku, Professor, Public Health, Southern Connecticut State University, Connecticut, United States
Vulnerability and Resilience Towards Life, Marriage and Family: Eliasian Reading of the March for Live and Family’s Narrative about LGBT+ People
Agnieszka Laddach, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Warsaw, Poland
“What You Running From?” : Black Women’s Well-Being and Religious Discourses as Discipline
Shanice Cameron, Assistant Professor, Communication Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
The Evolution of African Witchcraft as a Response to Misfortune: African Spirituality in Nairobi, Kenya and Black Diasporic Communities in London, United Kingdom
Bidi Broderick, Student, PhD, York St John University, Suffolk, United Kingdom
The Challenging Parallelism of Rights Claims Based on Religious Identity and Sexual Identity in Canada
Marie-Eve Melanson, Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Université du Québec à Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Palliative Sedation: A Catholic Answer to Unbearable Suffering?
Jonathan Lambaerts, PhD Student, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, Belgium
Isn’t He Divine? : The Divinity of Christ, the Heresy of Americanism and the Catholic Church in America (1880-1920)
Alfonso Gómez-Rossi, Teacher, Education, Instituto Universitario Boulanger/UMIS, Puebla, Mexico
Reward and Punishment: The Idea of Judgement
Bina Nir, Lecturer, Multidisciplinary Studies, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Israel
An Oxonian Thriller on which Philosophy Could Replace Religion
Franco Manni, History of Philosophy, Liceo Scientifico Leonardo, Brescia, Italy
Resisting the Hegemony of Borders and Coloniality through Religious Care, Charity, and Activism in the United States
Ivon Padilla Rodriguez, Assistant Professor, History, University of Illinois Chicago, Illinois, United States
Melissa Borja, Associate Professor, American Culture, University of Michigan, Michigan, United States
Israel Dominguez, Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies, Grand Valley State University, Michigan, United States
Barbara Sostaita, Assistant Professor, Latin American and Latino Studies, University of Illinois Chicago, Illinois, United States
Churches and Civil Society in Ukraine: A Fragile Relationship
Cyril Hovorun, Professor, Eastern Christian Studies, University College Stockholm, Sweden
Stilling the Storm: Christology, Cosmology, Theodicy - Faith and Discipleship in Quantum Perspective
Stephen W. Need, Associate Professor, Theology, University of Notre Dame, London, United Kingdom
Fragile Laws, Firm Faith: The Ancient Practice of Santhara in the Post-Truth World
Rishabh Gandhi, PhD Scholar, Department of Law and Governance, Vishwakarma University, Maharashtra, India
Gradations of Deceptions: Understanding the Role Divine Deception Plays in Honouring Humanity and Centering Divinity
Kelston Cort, Student, MPhil, GG, Yukon, Canada
Giving Patients a Voice: Advocacy in Nursing and Pastoral Care
Franziskus Knoll, Professor, Pastoral Care and Homiletics, Theologische Hoschule Chur, Graubünden (de), Switzerland
Intergenerational Cohesion during COVID-19 and Beyond: Differences Between Christian and Secular Families
Sebastian Schläfli, Student, PhD, University of Lucerne, Luzern (de), Switzerland
Religion, Warfare and Moral Injury: A Facilitated Workshop on the Role of Religion and Belief in Fostering Resilience and Vulnerability in the Context of War
Mary Brewer, Senior Lecturer, Social Sciences and Humanities, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
Developing aTheory of Everything with the Foundations of Sanatan Dharma Tested with General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics: Becoming a Self-Realised Professional - the Art of Joyful Living
Susheel Kamotra, Founder and CEO, Project Management & Mental Well-Being Project Workshop Program, Mezbahn (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Fostering Inclusivity and Empathy in Multifaith Classrooms: Addressing Vulnerability through Interfaith Dialogue and Human Connection in Religious Education
Angela Collins, Assistant Principal, Religious Identity and Mission, Blackfriars Priory School, South Australia, Australia
The Vulnerability of Jewish Patients in Medical Halakhah (Jewish Law)
Sarah Werren, Postdoc Researcher, Sociology and Anthropology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel
The Religious Experience of Homeless People in Drug Use Scenes
Camila Chagas, Student, Doctoral, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Why Do We Say Thanks to God?: A Pragmalinguistic Study of Gratitude in the Wake of Crises in Puerto Rico
Julianne Bryant, Associate Professor, Modern Languages, Biola University, California, United States
Sacred Sweet Tooth: History, Meaning, Symbolism, and Function of Candy/Sweets in Diverse Religious Traditions
Constance Kirker, Assistant Professor, Retired, Department of Integrative Arts, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, United States
“My Spirituality Gives Me the Opportunity to Serve Others”: Spirituality as a Pro-social Activity that Builds Connectedness
Ayesha Ali, Student, PhD Psychology, Brunel University of London, United Kingdom
The Creative Uses of Lived Ancient Religion: A Methodology for Creating Historical Fiction
Alexis Landau, Lecturer, The Writing Program, The University of Southern California, California, United States
Reform or Restore?: Christian Conservatives, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Future of American Constitutional Rights
Jason Whitehead, Associate Professor, Political Science, California State University, Long Beach, California, United States
Religious Populism: A Comparative Analysis of Greece's "NIKI" and Turkey's "AKP"
Stavroula Koskina, Student, Doctor of Philosophy (Political Sciences), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Conceptualizing Spirits: Studies from Africa
Sanaa Riaz, Professor, Anthropology, Sociology and Anthropology, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado, United States
Abstraction and Application of Quranic Concepts in the Realm of Media
Mohsen Ghamarzadeh, Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, IRIB University, Iran
Religion and Internet Advertising: Similarities and Differences in the Perceptions of Religious Animists, Muslims and Christians about Entertainment Products
Stover Eduardo Ezequias, Professor, ISCTE Institute of Public and Social Policies, Lisboa, Portugal
