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Islamische Revolution in Kurdistan: Zwischen Sektierertum und Ökumenismus. / Bohdan, Siarhei; Pobedonostseva-Kaya, Angelika O. .

In: Wiener Jahrbuch für Kurdische Studien, Vol. 2019, No. 7, 12.2019, p. 63-84.

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Bohdan, S & Pobedonostseva-Kaya, AO 2019, 'Islamische Revolution in Kurdistan: Zwischen Sektierertum und Ökumenismus', Wiener Jahrbuch für Kurdische Studien, vol. 2019, no. 7, pp. 63-84.

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Bohdan, S., & Pobedonostseva-Kaya, A. O. (2019). Islamische Revolution in Kurdistan: Zwischen Sektierertum und Ökumenismus. Wiener Jahrbuch für Kurdische Studien, 2019(7), 63-84.

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Bohdan S, Pobedonostseva-Kaya AO. Islamische Revolution in Kurdistan: Zwischen Sektierertum und Ökumenismus. Wiener Jahrbuch für Kurdische Studien. 2019 Dec;2019(7):63-84.

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Bohdan, Siarhei ; Pobedonostseva-Kaya, Angelika O. . / Islamische Revolution in Kurdistan: Zwischen Sektierertum und Ökumenismus. In: Wiener Jahrbuch für Kurdische Studien. 2019 ; Vol. 2019, No. 7. pp. 63-84.

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