Thanks for the reference, Bob. I didn't know of Obelkevich's 'Religion and rural society' but I do now and I shall chase it up. Thanks again Sam Sneddon Sam Sneddon (PhD Research student) Department of Geography, Queen Mary and Westfield College, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS. Tel. (work) 0171 775 3363 (fax) 0181 981 6276 (home) 0171 538 5111 (mob) 07957 467 524 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%