We have no king but Christ
Christian Political Thought in Greater Syria on the Eve of the Arab Conquest (c.400-585)
Inbunden, Engelska, 2010
Av Philip Wood, Oxford) Wood, Philip (British Academy Post-Doctoral Fellow, Corpus Christi College
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2010-12-02
- Mått149 x 223 x 21 mm
- Vikt542 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieOxford Studies in Byzantium
- Antal sidor312
- FörlagOUP OXFORD
- ISBN9780199588497