When Art Disrupts Religion
Aesthetic Experience and the Evangelical Mind
Inbunden, Engelska, 2017
Av Philip S. Francis, University of Maine Farmington) Francis, Philip S. (Assistant Professor of Religion, Assistant Professor of Religion, Philip S Francis
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2017-03-30
- Mått155 x 236 x 22 mm
- Vikt567 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor232
- FörlagOUP USA
- MedarbetareBalmer,Randall
- ISBN9780190279769