Item Detail
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19897
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2
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2
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English
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A Finnish Mormon Temple or "America in Karakallio?" : The Activation of a Stereoptype at an Encounter of Cultures
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International Journal of Mormon Studies
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2008
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1
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no.1
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137-153
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O?stman discusses the impressions that Finnish people have about the LDS Church. These impressions were manifested during the recent open-house of the new LDS temple is Espoo, Finland. O?stman explains that most people in Finland view the Church as an "American Church." This view is perpetuated by the noticeable presence of Americans as missionaries in Finland.