Sacred Waters
A Cross-Cultural Compendium of Hallowed Springs and Holy Wells
Inbunden, Engelska, 2020
Av Celeste Ray
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2020-03-03
- Mått174 x 246 x undefined mm
- Vikt1 420 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor398
- FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
- ISBN9780367445126