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Book Title: Devotion: Three Inquiries In Religion, Literature, And Polit...
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Devotion : Three Inquiries in Religion, Literature, and Political Imagination
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2021
Subject: Judaism / General, Essays, Philosophy
Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 8.5 in
Subject Area: Religion
Author: Amy Hollywood, Sarah Hammerschlag, Constance M. Furey
Series: Trios Ser.
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
