Földessy Edina, Szűcs Alexandra, Wilhelm Gábor: Tabula 2/1 (Néprajzi Közlemények; Budapest, 1999)

SZÍJÁRTÓ ZSOLT: Egy konfliktus etnográfiája: „laikusok" és „szakértők" vitája az ófalui atomtemető kapcsán

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