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- 1 2 3 Gardell, Mattias (27 June 2003). Gods of the Blood: The Pagan Revival and White Separatism (Paperback) (Illustrated 1st ed.). Durham: Duke University Press. ISBN 9780822330714. OCLC 849358349. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ Yong, Amos (2006). "A Review of: 'Gods of the Blood: The Pagan Revival and White Separatism'". Terrorism and Political Violence . 18 (2): 363–364. doi:10.1080/09546550600663658.
- ↑ Schnurbein, Stefanie von (2005). "Book Reviews: Gods of the Blood: The Pagan Revival and White Separatism. By Mattias Gardell". History of Religions . doi:10.1086/502703.
- ↑ "GODS OF THE BLOOD: The Pagan Revival and White Separatism". Publishers Weekly . 12 May 2003. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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