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Book Title: Rites And Rank: Hierarchy In Biblical Representations Of Cul...
Number of Pages: 194 Pages
Publication Name: Rites and Rank : Hierarchy in Biblical Representations of Cult
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2000
Subject: Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Judaism / General, Biblical Studies / General, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Weight: 15 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Religion, Social Science
Author: Saul M. Olyan
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
